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Written Question
Overseas Trade: Brazil
Thursday 17th October 2019

Asked by: Emma Dent Coad (Labour - Kensington)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

What recent discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on ensuring that UK-Brazil trade does not adversely affect the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.

Answered by Conor Burns

With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to take question 8 and 12 together.

This Government is committed to protecting the world’s rainforests. During my recent visit to Brazil, I raised the UK’s commitment to environmental protection and offered support to Brazil in the transition to renewable energy and a lower carbon economy.

We are working in partnership with Brazil and through UK Government-led programmes, investing over £150 million of climate finance in forest programmes across the country.

I was delighted that on my return from Brazil in August, the PM announced an extra £10 million in the aftermath of recent fires.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2019
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
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