§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will discuss with EU colleagues action to ban the import, export, and sale of products made with cat and dog fur; and if she will make a statement. [113998]
§ Ms HewittIt has not proved possible to determine either through trade statistics or through scientific testing, what level of imports of products containing domestic cat and dog fur, if any, is entering the UK. Therefore the Government does not consider a ban on imports to be proportionate to the scale of the problem at this time.
The Government is in contact with other interested member states to discuss what action on this issue may be appropriate at EU level, and will report back to Parliament before the summer recess.