Fur: Import and Sale - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 2:49 pm ar 22 Ebrill 2024.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Baroness Redfern Baroness Redfern Ceidwadwyr 2:49, 22 Ebrill 2024

My Lords, what assessment has my noble friend the Minister made of the UK’s role in the global fur trade and of the volume of the import and export trade in animal fur and fur products over the past five years?

Minister

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