§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many establishments known to him in Scotland were used for the raising of animals for the production of fur, by species, in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. John MacKayThe only figures known to my right hon. and learned Friend for establishments which rear animals for the production of fur in Scotland are those for mink farms licensed annually for the purposes of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932. The licences issued in each of the financial years 1981–82 to 1985–86 were respectively 14, 13, 10 8 and 8.