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Forests: Supply Chains

Asked by Mr Toby PerkinsLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 January 2025UIN 23727

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward the Forest Risk Commodities regulations to enact the Environment Act 2021 provisions on deforestation in supply chains.

Answered by Mary Creagh

We recognise the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. We will set out our approach to addressing deforestation in the UK’s supply chains in due course.

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