HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 c25W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Caerphilly,Official Report, 12 January, column 733 (a) what were the species whence the fur and fur products were derived, and (b) what were the quantities of red fox pelts involved.

Mr. Alan Clark

The species were:—

  • mink
  • rabbits and hares
  • Persian, Astrakhan, Caracul and similar lambs
  • Indian, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan lambs
  • sea-lions. fur seals and other seals
  • sea otters, nutria and beaver
  • musk-rats and marmots
  • wild felines
  • sheep
  • other animals.

The quantities of red fox pelts are not identified separately in the "Statistics of Overseas Trade".