Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15657

Forests: Environment Protection

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026,

Answer

Mary Creagh

Deforestation and its effects such as climate change and nature loss are a cause of food price inflation, impacting key products the UK imports such as cocoa and coffee. Tackling deforestation helps reduce the risk of future supply disruptions and price i...

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