Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7309

Forests: EU Law

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to issue guidance for Northern Ireland importers on compliance with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Ministers are currently considering our approach to this in Northern Ireland, and the Government will communicate relevant arrangements at the earliest possible opportunity.