Armed Forces: Uniforms
(asked on 28th June 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new £11.4 million contract awarded by Leidos Supply Ltd on behalf of his Department to Try & Lilly Ltd for the supply of ceremonial and parade headwear over the next seven years will include the supply of bearskin caps or any other items of headwear featuring real fur.
The contract offered to Try & Lilly Limited to supply Ceremonial and Parade Headwear does not include bearskin, but includes other real fur items as detailed in the following table:
Ceremonial Item Description | Type of Fur |
Busby cap - Royal Horse Artillery Officer | Long Haired Black Fox Skin |
Busby cap - Royal Engineers and Royal Scots | Rabbit |
Hat - Police Constable (Female) | Mixed Fur Felt (Rabbit, Hare & Beaver) |
Hat - Royal Navy Tricorne - Officers/Senior Ratings | Rabbit |
Hat -Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service | Mixed Fur Felt (Rabbit, Hare & Beaver) |
Hat - Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service - Officer & Warrant Officers | Rabbit |
Hat - Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service - Group Captain | Rabbit |
The use of faux fur products for future requirements remains under review.