Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24832
Forests: Supply Chains
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Question
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 82 to 85 of the Fourth Report of Session 2023–24 of the Environmental Audit Committee, The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation, HC 405, whet
Answer
Mary CreaghWe note the committee’s recommendations regarding the rights of indigenous people and local communities, and customary land tenure. We will set out our approach in due course.