Consultation description – Commonly littered items

‘The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to gather evidence around commonly littered single-use plastic items to help inform future policy decisions. We are interested in your views on single-use plastic items, especially:

  • wet wipes, tobacco filters, sachets and single-use cups

We are also asking for views on how to shift away from single-use items to reusable or refillable alternatives.

Contribute to our consultation on banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items in England alongside this call for evidence.’

Wet wipes – Private Members Bill – Water UK Blog Nov 17th

Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill – a real no-brainer

By Jacob Wallace

Friday’s are known to be quiet in Westminster. It is when MPs are typically back in their constituencies talking to and working on behalf of their constituents. However, a small, but dedicated, contingent stay behind in Westminster where Fridays are handed over to the backbench MP.

They debate Private Members Bills (PMB) – non-governmental pieces of legislation, of which only a minority become law, usually with Government support.

But they are a crucial and influential part of our democracy. They enable MPs to raise the profile of important issues, and even indirectly affect legislation. They can be very successful and high-profile. Philip Dunne MP’s Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill shows the power of a PMB – with many of the provisions adopted by the Government within the Environment Act or as promises to act alongside.

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