questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' press release entitled Government steps up action to tackle illegal deforestation, published on 23 June 2026, what criteria were used to determine that businesses with an annual turnover exceeding £1 million should fall within the scope of the proposed due diligence requirements.
answerText: The proposed £1 million annual turnover threshold is intended to strike a proportionate balance between maximising the impact of the regulations in reducing illegal deforestation, minimising unnecessary burdens on business and protecting the UK Internal M...
heading: Forests: Environment Protection