United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 20783
Armed Forces: Furs
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4 January 2016
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12 January 2016 · Answer
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Defence
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12 January 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on research and development to find a synthetic alternative to bear pelts for the making of bearskins and other associated headgear containing real fur in each of the last 10 yea
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4 January 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on research and development to find a synthetic alternative to bear pelts for the making of bearskins and other associated headgear containing real fur in each of the last 10 yea
Source: Commons
12 January 2016
Answer
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not buy bear pelts; it buys ceremonial caps direct from suppliers who source pelts from animals culled as part of a programme to manage the wild population licensed by the Canadian government. Animal welfare standards re...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-01-04/20783
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/442286
- uk · wq-442286 · source updated 12 January 2016