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Timber: Standards

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 14579

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has engaged with international trading partners on equivalence and mutual recognition of timber treatment standards, particularly in relation to the (i) United S

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government engages regularly with international partners on a range of issues affecting timber trade, including the United States and European Union.

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