Question follow-through · 15185

Environment Protection: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s reliance on imported manufactured goods on the environment.

awaiting answerDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK’s reliance on imported manufactured goods on the environment.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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