The government receives support in the Riksdag - but harsh criticism: "A hurry"

Cementa receives a permit to mine lime on Gotland, despite a refusal in the Supreme Land and Environmental Court.

It is clear since the Moderates have chosen to support the government's bill in the Riksdag.

- The bill may possibly give some respite so that the immediate crisis can be avoided - I say possibly because the government has received harsh criticism from several instances.

In fact, in modern times I have a hard time finding harsher criticism than the one Ibrahim Baylan and the government received from the Law Council, says Lars Hjälmered (M).

He raises the risk that an extended permit can be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court - where it can then be stopped again.

- I do not know if it will hold in court, but I sincerely hope that it does.

V: "A hurry"

A party that, on the other hand, says no to the bill is the Left Party:

- We think it's a hurry.

In a very complicated issue, the consultative bodies and also the Riksdag have been given an incredibly short time, says Elin Segerlind, environmental policy spokesperson for the party.

She also points to the criticism from several consultative bodies, and believes that it is a serious problem that it is not clear what possible environmental risks continued lime extraction may entail.

- We also noticed this clearly in the government's press conference.

There was no talk at all about the consequences it could have for the environment or groundwater - there is simply no answer to those questions.

"Put all their cement eggs in a cement basket"

Segerlind also believes that the responsibility for a possible cement shortage - which is the reason why the government has produced a bill so quickly and that several opposition parties will vote yes - lies with Cementa.

- We will also in the future need alternatives to the structure we have, but Cementa today has in principle a monopoly on manufacturing and they now use that position to indirectly pressure the government to change the law.

- In the rearview mirror, Sweden should not put all its cement eggs in a cement basket on Gotland.