Forests: Regulation
Commons · Question 97002 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of deforestation regulations under the Environment Act 2021 on smallholder farmers; and what steps the Government is taking to ensu
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Dec 2025
The Government recognises the need to prevent UK consumption of forest-risk commodities from driving deforestation while minimising impacts on low-income smallholder farmers in the Global South. We acknowledge their vital role in producing essential commo...