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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department takes to ensure that imported timber has been obtained from legal sources; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 March 2011
Reference
45364; 524 c1222-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of imports of illegally-logged timber.

Asked by
Gordon Birtwistle (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2011
Reference
43285; 524 c1141W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will assess the merits of introducing measures to make the import or possession of illegally logged timber a criminal offence.

Asked by
Alan Meale (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 2011
Reference
39607; 523 c711W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will take steps to change the objectives of EU timber regulations to make it an offence to sell illegally-felled timber in the UK.

Asked by
Alan Meale (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 2011
Reference
39608; 523 c711W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on support for any of the provisions of the Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Import, Sale or Distribution) Bill.

Asked by
Alan Meale (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 2011
Reference
39609; 523 c711W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to bring forward proposals to make the (a) import and (b) possession of illegally-sourced timber a criminal offence.

Asked by
Henry Smith (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 2011
Reference
37944; 522 c998-9W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress she has made towards criminalising the (a) importation and (b) possession of illegally-logged timber.

Asked by
Gregg McClymont (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 2011
Reference
38098; 522 c998-9W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of imported timber which was illegally felled in the latest period for which figures are available.

Asked by
Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 February 2011
Reference
38142; 522 c999W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what precautions are in place to reduce the risk of importation of harmful (a) insects and (b) diseases through the importation of wood for burning as biomass.

Asked by
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 December 2010
Reference
31392; 520 c1343-4W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the possession of timber obtained from illegal logging.

Asked by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 October 2010
Reference
19033; 516 c842W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 338W, on wood: EU action, whether she plans to take steps to prohibit shell companies importing illegal timber.

Asked by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 October 2010
Reference
16681; 516 c430W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to prevent the importation into the UK of timber obtained from illegal logging.

Asked by
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 2010
Reference
2335; 511 c338W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make it her policy in discussions at EU level to support the introduction throughout the EU of severe penalties on those responsible for importing illegally logged timber.

Asked by
Andrew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 2010
Reference
2131; 511 c338W
House
House of Commons