Illegal Logging (No. 2)

EDM number 2378 in 2007-08, proposed by John Leech on 29/10/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Environmental protection, Forestry, Industry and Standards.

That this House welcomes the recent publication of the Environmental Investigation Agency's `Buyer Beware' report into UK sales of wood sourced from illegally logged trees; is deeply concerned that the current system of industry self-regulation is not effective in preventing the use of such wood in new and existing UK building developments; regrets that consumers often lack adequate information to make truly informed choices when purchasing timber products; praises those retailers and suppliers who ensure that they can trace the origins of their timber products; calls on all retailers and suppliers to ensure that their timber products are sourced from legal and sustainable sources; further calls on the Government to make it an offence to knowingly sell or distribute timber products derived from illegal logging; further calls on the Government to take the lead in securing concerted efforts within the European Union to regulate the importation of illegally sourced timber products, as has happened in the United States; and further calls on the Government to promote its own public procurement policy for timber products to other industries as industry best practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.