Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118505

Forests: Commodities

Tabled: 6 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislative steps she is taking to introduce regulations under section 116 and Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 on forest risk commodities in commercial activity.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The UK recognises the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. The Government is carefully considering the best regulatory approach to address deforestation in UK supply chains; we wil...

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