Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14579

Timber: Standards

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has engaged with international trading partners on equivalence and mutual recognition of timber treatment standards, particularly in relation to the (i) United S

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government engages regularly with international partners on a range of issues affecting timber trade, including the United States and European Union.