ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY DIRECTIVE AND ENGLISH WILDLIFE

That this House notes the importance of protecting England's 4,113 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) and 450 Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species; calls upon the Government to change its proposal for implementation of the Environment Liability Directive which was intended to protect biodiversity, land and water from environmental harm that may arise from the use of genetically modified organisms, waste disposal or the discharge of pollutants to air and water but which currently excludes 3,000 SSSIs and 375 BAP species; and further calls on the Government to ensure equal protection for all of England's precious wildlife.