Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 94514
Forests: Regulation
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s deforestation regulations are fair and workable for smallholder farmers internationally.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government recognises that action to prevent UK consumption of forest risk commodities driving deforestation should minimise the impacts on smallholder farmers. The UK works with smallholder farmers to improve sustainable practices and encourage fores...
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