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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains her policy to ban the import of (a) foie gras and (b) fur.

The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. We are in the process of considering further steps that could be taken in relation to foie gras and we have been gathering information and evidence to inform our approach.

We have committed to explore potential action in relation to animal fur, as set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare and 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, which will be used to inform any future action on the fur trade.