LEGISLATION ON ILLEGAL TIMBER

Early day motion 1861, tabled 24 May 2011 by Caroline Lucas (Green). Signed by 119 members.

That this House is dismayed that, despite the statement on page 17 of the Coalition Agreement that `We will introduce measures to make the import or possession of illegal timber a criminal offence', the Government is going to rely on weaker EU legislation; notes that last year the US made it illegal for a person or company to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire or purchase timber or timber products illegally taken, harvested, possessed, transported, sold or exported; and calls on the Government to do likewise and to honour its commitment to legislate on illegal timber.

Signatures by party: Labour 80, Liberal Democrat 21, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 3, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1.