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...