Written questions

Forests: Commodities

Commons · Question 104466 · Tabled 9 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2025 to question 85098, when she will bring forward due diligence measures on forest-risk commodities.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Jan 2026

The UK recognises the urgency of taking action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation. The Government is carefully considering the best regulatory approach to address deforestation in UK supply chains; we wil...