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Environment Bill

Members' contribution from Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 October 2019. It occurred during Debate on bills on Environment Bill.

That is right. It is important that we look at it right across the piece, from manufacturing down to what happens after we have finished using something.

Tellingly, waste recovery company Biffa has said that it is disappointed in the lack of ambition in the Bill, and it has called for plastics to be recycled domestically in the UK to restore public confidence in recycling and to boost UK jobs and investment. That will require a commitment from Government to further invest in UK recycling infrastructure, which is long overdue.

In conclusion, despite this being a move in the right direction it is clear that the provisions in the Bill are not sufficient when we consider the scale of the environmental and climate crisis we face. We need radical, targeted measures, and I ask the Secretary of State to work with the Opposition in Committee so that we can achieve this goal.

Type
Members' contribution
Reference
667 cc1049-1050 
Session
2019-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Environment Bill 2019
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