§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information his Department has on the exports of trapped and farmed animal skins, by species, from the United Kingdom for the last year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is as follows:
United Kingdom exports of skins 1986 SITC division 21 £'000s Bovine and equine 93,761 Calf 7,459 Goat 303 Sheep and lamb 56,293 Parings and other 3,918 Mink 54,474 Rabbit and hare 170 Persian, astrakhan, caracul, indian, chinese, mongolian and tibetan lambs 12,569 Sea-lions and seals (excluding whitecoat pups of harp seals and pups of hooded seals) 86 Sea-otters, nutria and beaver 1,103 Musk-rat and marmots 1,106 Wild felines 113 Other 45,400 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes: Figures are provisional. Exports are on a fob basis.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information his Department has on the importation of skins from trapped and farmed animals, by species, into the United Kingdom and the European Economic Community for the last year.
§ Mr. Allan ClarkThe available information is in the following table:
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Imports of animal skins 1986 ECU '000 European Community1 United Kingdom Bovine, equine hides, raw 941,474 55,828 Calf and kip skins, raw 274,389 3,669 Goat and kid skins, raw 100,935 1,572 sheep and lamb 627,071 63,764 Parings and other 51,745 2,845 Mink 540,371 103,978 Rabbits and hares 8,305 21 Persian and other lambs 37,719 14,885 Seals and sea-lions 774 24 Sea-otters, nutria and beaver 14,518 2,213 Musk-rats and marmots 25,839 4,513 Wild felines 9,984 395 Others 279,642 67,641 Source: Eurostat.
Note: £1 is equivalent to about 1.5 ECU.
1 Excluding Greece and Portugal.