Fur Trade (Hansard, 15 February 1995)

HC Deb 15 February 1995 vol 254 c655W 655W

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many fur pelts were(a) imported and (b) exported in each year since 1989; and what was their value.

§ Mr. Needham
The available information is published by the Central Statistical Office in "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", available in the Library of the House. Fur pelts are classified to group 212 of the standard international trade classification.

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many retail businesses were involved in the fur trade in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Eggar
The Government do not collect data on the number of retailers involved in the fur trade.