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Shark Fins Bill

Proceeding contribution from Kerry McCarthy (Labour) in the House of Commons on Friday, 15 July 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Shark Fins Bill.

When I raised the issue a long time ago—I think in my early years in Parliament—I received some pushback from the restaurant trade, but I also learnt that a lot of the shark fin soup sold in restaurants is not real shark fin, but because it is seen as prestigious and luxurious, restaurants did not want to admit that it was not the real thing. It was bizarre that people were consuming something that was far more ethical than they thought it was. I am therefore not quite sure whether

labelling would work, because a lot of the product being sold turns out not to be shark fin. That is probably another issue to be thrashed out in Committee.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
718 c643 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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