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Trade Agreements: Furs

Commons · Question 5152 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure any future trade deal does not impact the UK's ban on the fur trade.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 5 Jun 2026

The UK does not permit fur farming and our trade agreements will always maintain UK levels of statutory protection in relation to human, animal or plant life or health, animal welfare and the environment.Defra is bringing together a working group on fur, ...