Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's publication Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published on 12 May 2021, whether it is still her Department's policy to review restrictions on the import of (a) fur, (b) foie gras and (c) hunting trophies from endangered animals.

The Action Plan for Animal Welfare outlined our intention to explore potential action on the import of animal fur. We have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector along with other forms of engagement with interested parties. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector.

We are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform any potential future decisions relating to foie gras imports.

The Government has pledged to ban the import of hunting trophies from thousands of species. We are committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We are supporting the Private Member’s Bill led by the Honourable Member for Crawley that will deliver this.