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European Scrutiny Committee. Thirty-seventh report with minutes of proceedings. Humane trapping standards [12200/2004]. Recommended for further consideration.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

European Scrutiny Committee

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

HC 42-xxxvii 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fur farms are licensed in England. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 September 2004

Reference

424 c1576W;424 c1573W; 188727

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 4 May 2004, 420 c1484W, what proportion of trade recorded under these codings has been assessed to be (a) miscoding and (b) illegal importation; and how many prosecutions have resulted.

Asked by

Bill Tynan (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c702W; 185674

House

House of Commons

Fur Farming (Compensation Scheme)(England) Order 2004

SI 2004/1964 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 31st August 2004. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

27 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1964

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much fur, broken down by species, was imported into the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

13 July 2004

Answered on

13 July 2004

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much fur, broken down by species, was imported into the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. [183006] Mr. Mike O'Brien: According to statistics published by HM Customs and Excise, information on UK imports of raw furskins, tanned or dressed furskins and articles of furskin are given in the following three tables. A key to the system of classification used in compiling these statistics is given in a fourth table. The Government welcome their continuing dialogue and constructive relationship with both interested animal welfare groups and relevant trade associations. Table 1: UK imports of furskins, raw (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use) £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 43011000 12,265 9,109 13,011 15,138 8,300 4,634 5,189 5,072 3,559 4,156 43012000 5 -- 601 -- 4 30 1 -- -- -- 43013000 14 62 110 47 97 77 7 46 111 0 43014000 -- 1 7 3 3 5 3 0 -- -- 43015000 112 229 421 357 8 155 172 15 -- -- 43016000 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 623 43017090 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- -- 43018010 29 11 2,483 -- -- -- -- -- -- 78 43018030 -- 4 -- -- -- -- 46 -- 33 -- 43018050 -- 6 1 0 2 -- -- 106 390 631 43018090 1,382 791 3,181 1,650 795 733 647 1,393 -- -- 43018095 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,615 867 43019000 -- 39 237 339 29 110 357 34 59 33 Total 8,645 10,039 8,150 3,299 2,600 1,182 1,218 1,929 944 -- suppressed Total 22,452 20,291 28,201 20,832 11,838 6,927 7,638 8,595 6,712 6,388 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Indicates values that are suppressed for reasons of commercial confidentiality; the total of suppressed values are shown under "Total suppressed". Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 2: UK imports of furskins, tanned or dressed (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 43021100 5,634 9,220 23,031 25,165 17,200 7,390 8,575 10,614 10,045 8,924 43021200 3 19 13 76 72 7 128 213 -- -- 43021300 1,125 1,482 1,173 818 283 242 357 449 475 682 43021910 34 21 33 18 3 24 1 1 3 24 43021920 149 284 173 43 35 15 2 4 -- 18 43021930 2,253 3,066 3,827 1,622 864 459 540 493 1,091 1,175 43021935 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 289 65 43021941 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- 43021949 -- 21 7 91 41 42 42 68 49 70 43021950 188 138 524 233 164 7 34 17 42 48 43021960 9 57 171 83 -- 84 0 4 0 0 43021970 25 26 0 26 50 44 101 382 192 266 43021980 2,601 2,254 2,153 1,932 1,260 1,139 1,871 3,359 6,099 4,893 43021995 3,675 3,431 4,375 3,567 2,459 1,993 3,130 2,787 3,592 4,023 43022000 162 43 36 24 21 77 42 62 59 23 43023010 2 1 -- 0 5 -- 106 2 -- 6 43023021 440 276 183 378 206 30 62 144 171 68 43023025 28 10 1 41 3 58 105 101 57 90 43023031 227 106 202 540 527 597 907 465 553 457 43023035 6 -- 0 2 -- -- -- -- 2 -- 43023041 211 357 479 431 182 18 34 34 21 9 43023045 122 12 2 -- 0 7 35 52 203 321 43023055 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 24 43023061 58 80 68 40 9 -- -- -- 9 31 43023065 79 216 822 1,184 209 283 -- -- -- 19 43023071 -- 1 0 147 205 149 135 189 68 164 43023075 2,645 2,429 5,578 6,196 2,755 1,928 2,958 2,300 1,390 1,172 Total 19,740 23,550 42,849 42,657 26,553 14,591 19,165 21,747 24,413 22,571 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 3: UK imports of articles of furskin £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 43031010 43031090 43039000 Total 1994 -- 3,900 474 4,374 1995 -- 2,603 742 3,345 1996 -- 2,871 1,216 4,088 1997 -- 2,379 2,884 5,262 1998 7 1,993 2,184 4,184 1999 2 3,071 1,866 4,939 2000 2 3,127 2,282 5,412 2001 27 3,634 2,562 6,223 2002 3 5,395 3,934 9,332 2003 1 7,606 4,409 12,015 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 4: Commodity codes of the harmonised system _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code Description 43011000 Raw furskins of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43012000 Raw furskin of rabbit or hare, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43013000 Raw furskin of lamb including Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43014000 Raw furskin of beaver, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43015000 Raw furskin of musk-rat, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43016000 Raw furskins of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43017010 Raw furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal and of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs), whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43017090 Raw furskins of sea-lions, fur seals, other seals, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018010 Raw furskins of sea-otter or of nutria (coypu), whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018030 Raw furskins of marmot, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018050 Raw furskins of wild felines, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018090 Raw furskins of other animals, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018095 Other raw furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws, including rabbit, hare, beaver, musk-rat 43019000 Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings suitable for furriers' use 43021100 Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, not assembled 43021200 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, not assembled 43021300 Tanned or dressed furskins of lamb including Astrakahn, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, not assembled 43021910 Tanned or dressed furskins of beaver, not assembled 43021920 Tanned or dressed furskins of musk-rat, not assembled 43021930 Tanned or dressed furskins of fox, not assembled 43021935 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, not assembled 43021941 Tanned or dressed furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal (blue-backs), not assembled 43021949 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea-lions of furseals and other seals, not assembled 43021950 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea otters or of nutria (coypu), not assembled 43021960 Tanned or dressed furskins of marmot, not assembled 43021970 Tanned or dressed furskins of wild felines, not assembled 43021980 Tanned or dressed furskins of sheep or lambs, not assembled 43021995 Tanned or dressed furskins of other animals, not assembled 43022000 Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembled 43023010 "Dropped" furskins, assembled 43023021 Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, assembled 43023025 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, assembled 43023031 Tanned or dressed furskins of lamb, Astrakahn, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan lamb, assembled 43023035 Tanned or dressed furskins of beaver, assembled 43023041 Tanned and dressed furskins of musk-rat, assembled 43023045 Tanned or dressed furskins of fox, assembled 43023055 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea-lions, of furseals of other seals, assembled 43023061 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea otters or of nutria (coypu), assembled 43023065 Tanned or dressed furskins of marmot, assembled 43023071 Tanned or dressed furskins of wild felines, assembled 43023075 Tanned or dressed furskins of other animals, assembled 43031010 Articles of apparel of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) 43031090 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories of sheep or lambskin other 43039000 Other furskin articles other than clothing accessories _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Over the last 10 years, the coverage or description of some codes have changed. Consequently, comparisons over time, at the very detailed level require caution.

Date

13 July 2004

Reference

183006; 423 c1020-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the value was in pounds sterling of fur pelts imported into the UK in each year since 1995. - Inc table.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 June 2004

For answer on

5 July 2004

Answered on

5 July 2004

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value was in pounds sterling of fur pelts imported into the UK in each year since 1995. [178286] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The information is as follows: UK imports of raw fur skins _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1995 20.2 1996 28.2 1997 20.8 1998 11.8 1999 6.9 2000 7.6 2001 8.6 2002 6.7 2003 6.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Fur pelts are defined by Heading 212 of the Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 3). Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, HM Customs and Excise.

Date

5 July 2004

Reference

178286; 423 c512-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the estimated value in sales was of the fur farming industry in the final year of production. - Inc figure and fact that figures on fur farming industry sales could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

178285; 422 c1077W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date she expects compensation to former fur farmers to (a) begin and (b) be completed.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

178287; 422 c951W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many instances of the (a) import and (b) export of (i) whitecoat and (ii) blueback sealskin and sealskin apparel, in contravention of the EU trade embargo have been discovered in each of the last three years in (A) the UK and (B)...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 May 2004

Reference

173213; 421 c890W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much trade has been recorded by HM Customs & Excise in (a) whitecoat sealskin, (b) blueback sealskin and (c) sealskin apparel in each year since 1998. - Inc ref to 'Overseas Trade Statistics', copy in Library.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 May 2004

Reference

420 c1484W; 169407

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

Why the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs refused to pay interest on delayed compensation payments arising out of the banning of mink farming; and whether they will reconsider that decision [HL 1850].

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2004

Reference

HL 1850; 659 c104WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the European Union regarding an EU ban on the trade in domestic dog and cat fur.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 February 2004

Reference

417 c1477W; 152853

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2003, 415 c463W on bearskins, what species of bear's pelt is used to make the bearskin caps; whether this species is classified as endangered within the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; what steps...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 January 2004

Reference

150147; 417 c366-7W

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on imports of cat and dog fur

Lords Written Statement on imports of cat and dog fur. (Inc ref to 17 July 2003 409 c79-80WS and fact that copies of LGC Limited's report on the reliability of mass spectrometry as a means of accurately identifying domestic cat and dog fur is in the library).

Member

Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written statements

Date

28 January 2004

Reference

657 c9-10WS

House

House of Lords

Written Statement on imports of cat and dog fur

Written Statement on imports of cat and dog fur. (Inc ref to 17 July 2003 409 c79-80WS and fact that copies of LGC Limited's report on the reliability of mass spectrometry as a means of accurately identifying domestic cat and dog fur is in the Library Dep 04/287).

Member

Mike O'Brien (Labour)

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written statements

Date

28 January 2004

Reference

417 c11-2WS

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many bearskins the Army has purchased in each of the last five years; and whether these bears are (a) killed in the wild and (b) farmed for their skins. - Including figures and table.

Asked by

Brian Jenkins (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 December 2003

For answer on

10 December 2003

Answered on

10 December 2003

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many bearskins the Army has purchased in each of the last five years; and whether these bears are (a) killed in the wild and (b) farmed for their skins. [141855] Mr. Ingram: A total of 694 bearskin caps have been procured over the last five years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Caps procured 1998 54 1999 166 2000 232 2001 63 2002 179 Total 694 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The pelts used in the manufacture of bearskin caps are purchased through a licensed agent and imported under licence from Canada. We understand from manufacturers that the pelts are supplied from bears hunted as part of the quotas established under the Canadian Provinces' conservation plans. One bear pelt can make on average between one and two caps. A cap refurbishment programme has been in place since 2001 with the aim of reducing the requirement for new caps to a minimum. A total of 430 caps have been refurbished since this programme began.

Date

10 December 2003

Reference

141855; 415 c463W

House

House of Commons

DOG AND CAT FUR

That this House welcomes the fact that the United States has banned the importation of products made with dog and cat fur; expresses concern that this ban means that more of these products may now be imported into the EU and the United Kingdom; is further concerned that consumers may...

Primary sponsor

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

3 December 2003

Reference

192; 192A1

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

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House

Session

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Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

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