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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his comments. I am pleased he raised those points, because it gives me a chance to expand a bit on a genuinely interesting subject by which most of the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I was going on to say, touching on the important point made by the hon. Member for Southampton, Test, that the powers will allow us and future Governments to introduce deposit…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her amendment. However, it is appropriate to provide the relevant national authority with flexibility regarding when and how this provision relating to…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I appreciate the focus on this issue. However, I fear that the amendment has not taken enough account of the bespoke issue of plastics or of how much of the Bill is aimed at…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I will give way quickly, before I wind up.12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I was literally on my last paragraph. The ability to place a charge on single-use plastic items will be a powerful tool in our efforts to tackle the issues arising from our use of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her amendment. We obviously recognise the importance of reducing littering and increasing recycling rates as part of our commitment to leave the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The Government are committed to tackling plastic pollution and moving towards sustainable alternatives. The schedule outlines the various provisions that can be brought forward in…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. In the 2018 resources and waste strategy, the Government set out their intention to achieve 65% recycling of municipal waste by 2035.…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)All the district councils in Somerset join together for that scheme. It works extremely well and it is very straightforward. All other local authorities will follow a similar…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)We have made it very clear from the beginning that burdens to local authorities will be covered. If the hon. Gentleman wants us to write to him in more detail about that, we can,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I think the hon. Gentleman has made his own point, really. He has outlined why we do not want food waste mingled up with all the rest of the waste. That is why through this Bill,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for the amendment. I would point out that in the resources and waste strategy, the Government committed to modernising, simplifying and harmonising current…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for the amendment. The introduction of a mandatory electronic waste tracking system will increase transparency in the waste industry, as I outlined…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank all hon. Members who have inputted, although I take slight issue with the “lost decade” for the environment. I think Labour needs to look at its own record prior to that…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I will, but very briefly, because the hon. Gentleman had a very long go just now.12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I too looked at that great list of members yesterday and at non-OECD countries. The OECD countries represent 80% of the world’s investment and wealth. I just wanted to make a…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Improving the quality of the air we breathe is an absolute priority for the Government. We are taking action to reduce pollution from…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The main way it will happen is that we will put the measures in the Bill to enable it to happen, so that the local authorities can take the action they are asking for. This is…12 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Again, I thank the hon. Member for tabling the amendment, but I also reassure her that the Government recognise the importance of measures to improve the durability, repairability…12 Nov 2020