Timber: Imports
Commons · Question 6479 · 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, whether her Department distinguishes between sustainably managed commercial forestry and deforestation-linked timber imports.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Jun 2026
The Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator, funded by Defra, estimates that UK consumption of wood products is linked to circa 8,000 hectares of deforestation in 2023, associated with circa 0.4m tonnes of CO2 emissions. The UK has a robust ...