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
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.