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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 September 2025

Debate

Deforestation

Contribution

No, it is not an impact of either of those issues. We need to get this right, so we are looking at the best regulatory approach to address deforestation, including in the supply chains that the noble Baroness referred to. We also need to look at the compatibility and interoperability of the forest risk commodities approach, which is enshrined in Schedule 17 to the Environment Act and the EU deforestation regulation. The issue is that there are significant differences between them, with the EU approach introducing a strict zero-deforestation standard in customs controls, whereas the Environment Act addresses illegal deforestation but would not impose any import or export checks. There is also uncertainty as to whether the EU is going to introduce further change to its regulation. The DBT is conducting an ongoing review of the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, including within this context. We are actively working on this to get our final approach and decisions out as soon as we can.

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