Sustainable Livestock Bill

My hon. Friend raises an interesting point, which I must admit I had not noted. It is indeed remarkable that the Bill refers at a number of points to the United Kingdom as the area that the Secretary of State must consider. Clause 1(4) refers to the"““meat consumed in the United Kingdom””." Clause 3(b) refers to the need to"““prevent biodiversity loss in the United Kingdom””." Clause 3(a) refers to the need to"““address climate change in the United Kingdom””." If one is to believe clause 5, all of that would be outside the scope of the Bill to a large extent. There is a clearly a problem, and I would be interested to hear how the Bill's promoter expects it to be dealt with. In conclusion, I submit that the Bill is at best premature.