Timber: Imports
Commons · Question 6478 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sustainably sourced imported timber on the UK’s net zero and decarbonisation objectives.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Jun 2026
We recognise the important role timber can play in supporting Net Zero, including through reducing embodied emissions in construction and storing carbon. The Government relaunched a more ambitious Timber in Construction Roadmap in February 2025 to increas...