Question follow-through · 13547
Forests
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will he make an assessment of the potential impact of the import of (a) soy, (b) palm oil, (c) cocoa and (d) other products on the UK's contribution to tropical deforestation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will he make an assessment of the potential impact of the import of (a) soy, (b) palm oil, (c) cocoa and (d) other products on the UK's contribution to tropical deforestation.
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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19 Nov 2024
Answer published
UK consumption of soy, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, rubber and cattle products was associated with 15,363 hectares of deforestation in 2021 of which 11,201 was tropical deforestation. These commodities are estimated to account for 55% of the UK’s tropical and...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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