Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120608

Furs: Farms

Tabled: 13 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the working group on fur, announced in the Animal Welfare Strategy, will include virologists and environmental scientists with expertise in the public health and environmental

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

As set out in the animal welfare strategy, Defra will bring together a working group on fur, with involvement from both industry experts and those who support restrictions on the trade in fur to explore concerns and the different ways in which they could ...

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