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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Cotton: Imports remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the volume of cotton garments imported into the UK that are linked to environmental destruction in the Amazonian Cerrado. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle remove filter
uin HL3929 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-02more like thismore than 2024-05-02
answer text <p>In 2023, only 0.01% of UK imports of clothing, at least some of which are made from cotton, came from Brazil.</p><p>The Government is concerned about environmental destruction in the Amazon, and the Government monitors trends of forest loss across the region, including Brazil. In May 2023, the Government published a joint declaration with Brazil on Green and Inclusive Growth. The Partnership will drive strengthened cooperation and dialogue, including on forests and agriculture.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-02T11:44:53.493Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-02T11:44:53.493Z
answering member
4949
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
tabling member
4719
label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle more like this