HC Deb 01 April 1987 vol 113 cc557-8W
Dr. David

Clark asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for the number of seal an sealion skins being imported into the United Kingdom and the EEC for 1986.

Mr. Alan Clark

I have been asked to reply.

The information is in the following table.

Imports of complete raw furskins 1986
Numbers
European Community1 United Kingdom
Pups of Harp and Hooded seals 1,603 —
Other seals and sealions 124,969 2,586
1 Excluding Greece and Portugal.

Source: Eurostat