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date	07/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of EU regulations on the import of palm oil on reducing deforestation; and whether the Government plans to bring forward similar legislative proposals for the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	86028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Both the EU and the UK have sustainability criteria for biofuels. These have minimised the import of biofuels with a high risk of causing indirect land use change, such as from palm oil.</p><p>On 25 August, the Government published a public consultation on a legislative proposal for due diligence on forest risk commodities, which could include palm oil.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/09/2020 13:26:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1231492

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the UK's potential membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, what representations she has received from her international counterparts on the import of palm oil into the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	85036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>HM Government continues to engage with all Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) members on the United Kingdom’s potential accession – and my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade recently met High Commissioners, Ambassadors and senior officials from all CPTPP countries.</p><p>We are in discussion with the Malaysian and Indonesian Governments in relation to the very important issue of palm oil supply chains separately, and are interested in the responses from the public consultation on due diligence requirements for commodities that risk our world’s rainforests, to help protect forests being illegally converted into agricultural land.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 85037 question first answered 10/09/2020 10:01:23 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 46021 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1005870

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings he has had with companies that source palm oil in their supply chain as part of preparing for future trade deals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	190454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade regularly meets with stakeholders including businesses to understand their views on our future trade policy. Palm oil is a commodity commonly sourced in food and other industry supply chains so this information could only be gathered at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 16/11/2018 14:37:38 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 85283 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson