Bearskin Hats: Queen's Guards

I hope I will come to that later, but I believe that the Minister’s point will be heard by the ca...

I will not make a habit of intervening, I promise. I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman has s...

I appreciate the Minister’s constructive approach to the debate. We probably can keep that going ...

We had a couple of examples of the faux fur bearskins at a reception I hosted a couple of months ...

That is a helpful piece of information. There is a willingness for everybody to get together to m...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. I thank the hon. Member for Linlithg...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I am grateful to the hon. Member ...

I am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has seen the material for himself. In the MOD, we have not...

I thank the Minister for that intervention. I speak as a scientist and work from evidence. I sens...

I would not want the hon. Gentleman to think that I am reticent. He should be aware that where su...

I thank the Minister for his second intervention. I am sure that we can get a sample of the mater...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I thank my hon. Friend the Member...

I want to try and help the hon. Gentleman on that point. The last research I have seen was from 2...

It is a matter of principle. It is not about the number of bears killed, but the principle. It wo...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Fovargue. The men and women who make up our ar...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I am grateful for the opportunity...

It is reassuring that the MOD is open to more sustainable and ethical products. However, can the ...

The hon. Gentleman is pre-empting me, but I will get there. There is a long record of examining t...

I think the Minister confirmed, in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury South (Christia...

Absolutely. As I said at the outset, we are not wedded to the material used but we are wedded to ...

It sounds as if we are making progress, which is a rarity in such debates and quite exciting. Wil...

I can perhaps help the hon. Gentleman by explaining the pathway that we have already trodden, rig...

While we have been in this debate, I have contacted PETA and can confirm that its representatives...

Let me go through what we are doing. Finding a faux fur alternative is not without its challenges...

On behalf of the Petitions Committee, I thank the Members who have come along to the debate. Perh...