Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of UK (1) imports, and (2) exports, of (a) fur, and (b) articles with fur, for each year since 2015.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics.
The value of imports to and exports from the UK of raw, tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use) and of articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin for each year since 2015 are set out in the tables below.
The data provided does not include raw hides and skins of animals which may have hair or wool on them or articles of clothing such as gloves, shoes, hats and coats which are only partially made of fur, for example, containing a fur trim. This is because these goods are declared under commodity codes other than those used exclusively for furskin and articles of furskin.
UK imports of furskins entered to commodity codes 4301and 4302 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 15,750,831 |
2016 | 11,197,018 |
2017 | 16,766,686 |
2018 | 12,487,217 |
2019 | 8,735,686 |
2020 | 3,076,690 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK exports of furskins entered to commodity codes 4301 and 4302 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 15,882,300 |
2016 | 11,676,202 |
2017 | 13,199,921 |
2018 | 11,444,471 |
2019 | 7,549,209 |
2020 | 1,797,965 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK imports of articles of furskin entered to commodity codes 4303 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 32,833,445 |
2016 | 37,279,317 |
2017 | 46,173,860 |
2018 | 51,813,338 |
2019 | 44,174,922 |
2020 | 14,428,427 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK exports of articles of furskin entered to commodity codes 4303 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 16,991,168 |
2016 | 16,697,024 |
2017 | 19,735,603 |
2018 | 24,825,923 |
2019 | 25,163,877 |
2020 | 10,556,697 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
Notes:
1. Data is extracted on a general trade basis for 2015 and for January to April of 2016. For all other periods the data is extracted on a special trade basis.[1]
2. Data extracted for 2020 is only available for months January to September as per the publishing calendar.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/overseas-trade-statistics-methodologies
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of ivory products commercially traded within the UK each year since 2015.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
The Government’s consultation on proposals to ban UK sales of ivory asked for evidence on the value, or number, of sales of items containing ivory in the UK. The response was published on the Defra website on 3 April 2018 and is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-uk-sales-of-ivory
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a response to their Non-elephant ivory trade: call for evidence, published on 30 May 2019.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
We published the call for evidence on the non-elephant ivory trade on 30 May 2019. We are currently considering this evidence and the next steps. A summary of the responses will be published in due course. We have no plans at present to publish an updated version of Tables 2 and 3 in the non-elephant ivory trade call for evidence.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish an updated version of Tables 2 and 3 of their Non-elephant ivory trade: call for evidence, published on 30 May 2019, setting out data on the import and export of non-elephant ivory products in the UK in 2018.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
We published the call for evidence on the non-elephant ivory trade on 30 May 2019. We are currently considering this evidence and the next steps. A summary of the responses will be published in due course. We have no plans at present to publish an updated version of Tables 2 and 3 in the non-elephant ivory trade call for evidence.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use the provisions of section 37 of the Ivory Act 2018 to introduce secondary legislation extending the provisions of that Act to the common hippopotamus.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
We published the call for evidence on the non-elephant ivory trade on 30 May 2019. We are currently considering this evidence and the next steps. A summary of the responses will be published in due course. We have no plans at present to publish an updated version of Tables 2 and 3 in the non-elephant ivory trade call for evidence.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to implement the provisions of the Ivory Act 2018.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
We welcome the Court of Appeal’s ruling last month upholding the world-leading Ivory Act against a claim brought by a part of the antiques industry. The Government is committed to bringing the ivory ban into force as soon as practicable.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Women, Peace and Security commitments under (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, and (2) the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, in the UK’s foreign policy.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
In formulating policy the Government takes full account of the commitments we have made in the context of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, flowing from UNSCR 1325, and of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. In January, together with the International Development Secretary and the Minister for the Armed Forces, I launched the fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security for 2018-2022, which focuses on what we can deliver internationally through diplomacy, development, and defence. The International Development (Gender Equality) Act (2014) binds us to integrate gender into all Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) including the CSSF Multilateral Strategy Fund and in other strategic funds with an ODA content. The UK continues to work to amplify women's voices and to support their educational, economic and political empowerment. We promoted the participation of women in political and mediation processes in Burma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Syria, Somalia, Colombia and Yemen and strengthened the role of women in the security forces in Somalia and Afghanistan. We provided services to survivors of gender based violence in DRC, Syria and Somalia and launched a campaign on tackling the stigma of sexual violence globally bringing together survivors, experts, local governments, civil society, media and faith groups. The Government remains wholly committed to the WPS agenda, including ending sexual violence in conflict, and continues to work on mainstreaming gender throughout foreign policy.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their goals for the planned meeting in 2019 to review commitments made at the 2014 London Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict; and what resources they have devoted to that meeting.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The goals of this meeting are to make progress on ending stigma in at least three priority countries; help secure justice and accountability for survivors in at least three countries; and, develop and agree more measures to prevent sexual violence in conflict, including through military training, engagement with the media and religious/faith leaders. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will work with a range of stakeholders to deliver this, including Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative champion countries, parliamentarians, implementing partners, civil society and international organisations, including the office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General, Pramila Patten.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary last raised the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with his international counterparts.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Foreign Secretary last raised sexual violence and the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with the Burmese government during his visit to Burma on 11 February 2018.
Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary last met with the Steering Board of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Foreign Secretary has not met the Steering Board of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative. It is the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (PMSR) who chairs the Steering Board. In my capacity as the PMSR, I chaired a meeting of the Steering Board on 13 September 2017. I look forward to chairing the next meeting of the Steering Board in the spring.