The Secretary of State will know that section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 requires him to be able to affirm that this Bill does not weaken any existing environmental protections. Given that he has more or less just said that it precisely does, because it will weaken the EU legislation that we were following and will erode the existing regulatory system, how can he then sign section 20 in good faith?
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Caroline Lucas
(Green Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 June 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill.
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