Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15662
Forests: Environment Protection
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 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 CreaghThe proposed regulations target key commodities globally identified as possessing notable deforestation risk. The Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator estimates the UK’s deforestation footprint by commodity. This indicator estimates that ...
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