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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 139092, tabled on 18 January 2021

Question

Preet Kaur Gill
Labour
Birmingham, Edgbaston
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on protecting forests in Brazil's Amazon basin by banning UK imports of produce grown on illegally-deforested land.

Answer

Wendy Morton
Conservative
Aldridge-Brownhills
Commons

Answered on

21 January 2021

The UK is committed to encouraging and contributing to international action to address the problem of deforestation in the Amazon region. We believe environmental issues can be addressed most effectively through leadership and action taken in Brazil, supported by international partners. The UK has committed £259 million in International Climate Finance to programmes on sustainable agriculture, avoiding deforestation, and improving livelihoods in Brazil.

The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for International Trade have spoken about a range of issues. They raised the crucial importance of combating illegal deforestation with their counterparts at the UK-Brazil Strategic Dialogue, and Joint Economic and Trade Committee.

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