That is a really important point. In this debate and previous debates, I have said that our knowledge base is not complete, and it needs to be much more complete. It may not ever be totally complete, but the Government—particularly Defra, working with the Department for Transport and Public Health England—are researching the issue exhaustively, with a view to informing the targets that we are obliged to set in the short term.
Environment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 6 September 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Environment Bill.
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