Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last discussed with the President of Brazil (1) the consequences for the global environment, and (2) the level, of deforestation in the Amazon.

The UK is committed to encouraging and contributing to international action to address the problem of deforestation in the Amazon region. The Prime Minister spoke to President Bolsonaro on 15 January and they discussed the environment and the need for Brazil and the UK to work together to tackle climate change. The Prime Minister invited President Bolsonaro to attend COP26. The UK has been working with the Brazilian authorities to help them address the issue of deforestation in Brazil for a long time. Since 2012, the UK has invested £259 million in a number of International Climate Finance programmes in Brazil aimed at supporting small landowners to increase their productivity through low-carbon farming, the acceleration of sustainable business in the forest economy, preventing forest fires, and implementing the Forest Code. The UK has committed an additional £100 million for 2021-2025.