Question follow-through · 11354

Furs: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 28 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 30 Oct 2024
Answer: 6 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2024
Answer published
Ministers are reviewing policies, which will be announced in due course, including the consultation on the Fur Market in Great Britain. Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welfare...

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