Environmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia Collaboration
Debate between Alex Sobel and Kerry McCarthy(1 month, 1 week ago)
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Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley) (Lab/Co-op)
I was also delighted to see today that that announcement has been made. Is my hon. Friend aware that the five-year delay in passing the regulations has meant that imports totalling 54,000 hectares of tropical forests have happened? That is an area the size of Leeds.
Kerry McCarthy
I was going to wind my hon. Friend up by saying that I have no idea how big Leeds is—slightly bigger than Bristol, I think—but he is right that delay has consequences. I gather that the Government have announced a consultation now, but we do not want that to drag on. We must ensure that it is a genuine consultation, but that it is time-limited and that action follows as swiftly as possible.