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Forests: Commodities

Asked by Sarah ChampionLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the use of products created through illegal deforestation in supply chains.

Answered by Mary Creagh

We recognise the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation, and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.

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