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

To ask His Majesty's Government (1) when they intend to publish a response to their consultation on the fur market in Great Britain, and (2) what discussions they have had with the fashion industry on alternatives to fur.

We are carefully reviewing the evidence gathered both from our Call for Evidence and from wider engagement with the fur trade and stakeholders, and a summary of responses will be published in due course. We have not been holding discussions with the fashion industry about their use of alternatives to fur.