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Baroness Grender (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 March 2026

Debate

Forest-Risk Commodities

Contribution

My Lords, what projections have the Government made of the impact on regional GDP and jobs if UK food and retail businesses lose market share because overseas competitors can show that they are stronger on deforestation-free credentials? Will the Minister commit to publishing any economic modelling behind their current chosen timetable and the scope for these due diligence regulations?

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