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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action she is taking to prevent the trade in cat and dog fur.

Asked by

John Lyons (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 June 2003

Reference

117396; 407 c325W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make it her policy to ban the importation of cat and dog fur.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 June 2003

Reference

118112; 407 c325W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 11th April 2003 at 403 c459W, when she will report to Parliament on the issue of the importation of cat and dog fur.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 June 2003

Reference

118260; 406 c999-1000W;406 c1003W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 13th May 2003 at 405 c166W what research her Department has carried out into the effectiveness of the testing of labelling schemes dealing with the importation of cat and dog fur; and what the estimated...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 June 2003

For answer on

12 June 2003

Answered on

12 June 2003

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Dr. Tonge) of 13 May 2003, Official Report, column 166W, what research her Department has carried out into the effectiveness of the testing of labelling schemes dealing with the importation of cat and dog fur; and what the estimated cost is of such schemes. [118259] Ms Hewitt: Mislabelling can already be prosecuted: it is an offence under the Trade Descriptions Act of 1968 to apply, by any means, false or misleading statements to goods including about their composition. However, the Trade Descriptions Act is difficult to enforce in the case of made-up goods containing fur until we can ensure a robust testing method for such products. We are working with other governments and scientific advisers to develop such an enforcement mechanism as soon as possible. The Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC Ltd.) have provided advice detailing why DNA testing of these products is both difficult and, as yet, unreliable (copies of this advice are available in the Libraries of the House). However, we have identified an alternative testing method (based on mass spectrometry) that may be more reliable and are working to determine whether this is the case. The cost of mass spectrometry testing is currently è200 per sample. However, the overall cost of any scheme to test labelling of products containing furs cannot easily be estimated. The cost would be dependent on the level of testing of products that the authorities responsible for enforcing the Trade Descriptions Act considered to be necessary.

Date

12 June 2003

Reference

118259; 406 c999W;406 c1003W

House

House of Commons

Observations by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the petition of 19 November from Sandra Edwards and supporters of Voice 4 Dogs for legislation to ban the import and export of products made from dog and cat fur. (Circulated with the Vote 12 June 2003).

Lead member

Patricia Hewitt

Type

Observations on petitions

Date

9 June 2003

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To 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.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

113998; 406 c317W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the animal welfare implications of the trade in products containing dog and cat fur. - (Holding answer 7 April 2003).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 April 2003

Reference

107679; 403 c459W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) begun to undertake to assess the amount of fur derived from domestic animals labelled in a misleading manner for sale to the public; and if she will make a statement....

Asked by

Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 February 2003

For answer on

25 February 2003

Answered on

25 February 2003

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) begun to undertake to assess the amount of fur derived from domestic animals labelled in a misleading manner for sale to the public; and if she will make a statement. [98183] Ms Hewitt: The DTI has received professional advice from LGC Ltd. on the possibilities for undertaking DNA testing of products on sale in the UK that are alleged to contain fur of domestic animals. The advice stated that it had not yet been possible to identify a testing method that could reliably determine the specific type of fur that a product contains i.e. whether such fur has come from a domestic animal or otherwise. I am placing copies of this advice in the Library of the House. We have asked LGC Ltd. to advise us further on the viability and costs of developing such a testing method. We are also in discussions with other Governments who are seeking to undertake the same type of testing, to understand the approach they have taken to this problem. There are no regulations in place requiring fur from domestic animals to be labelled as such. Where manufacturers choose to label their products, they must provide accurate information and action can be taken to prevent misleading labelling under the Trade Descriptions Act. However, since it is not currently possible to identify products containing specifically domestic animal furs (as explained above), it is also not possible to determine when products have been mislabelled. The Government are working hard to overcome these problems to be able to determine levels of imports of these products, and to identify any labelling problems that may exist.

Date

25 February 2003

Reference

98183; 400 c421W;400 c414-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has made to European Commissioner Byrne regarding his proposed ban on the import into the EU of domestic dog and cat fur; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Chris Mullin (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2002

Reference

48170; 383 c373W

House

House of Commons

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