Forests: Commodities

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 29 April 2025.

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Photo of Martin Wrigley Martin Wrigley Liberal Democrat, Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will implement the provisions of the Environment Act 2021 to establish a due diligence regime for forest risk commodities before COP30.

Photo of Mary Creagh Mary Creagh The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The UK strongly supports global efforts to protect forests, including advocating for the international commitment to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, while supporting livelihoods and economic development.

We will set out our approach to addressing deforestation in the UK’s supply chains in due course.

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