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Motion · S6M-08259 · 15 Mar 2023

Condemning the UK Government's Plans to Remove Import Tariffs on Malaysian Palm Oil

Lodged by Kenneth Gibson (No Party Affiliation) Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern reports that the UK Government is planning to remove import tariffs on palm oil from Malaysia as part of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); notes that the Financial Times has referred to the economic gains to the UK of joining CPTPP as “minimal”; understands that Malaysia is the world’s second biggest producer of palm oil, and that the product is blamed for widespread deforestation, in particular destroying the habitats of endangered orangutans, pygmy elephants, the Sumatran rhino and critically endangered Malayan tiger; acknowledges that, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the forest loss, coupled with the conversion of carbon rich peat soils, is throwing millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and contributing to climate change; considers that, currently, the UK already has a light regulatory approach compared to the European Union (EU), which retains palm oil tariffs and is planning to introduce new legislation to guarantee that products sold in the EU, including palm oil, are not linked to the destruction or degradation of forests, and urges the UK to rethink any plans it may have to join CPTPP until robust legislation against imports linked to deforestation is in place.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.