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Reduction of Plastic Waste in the Marine Environment

Debate between Edward Leigh and Douglas Chapman
Wednesday 2nd May 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Douglas Chapman Portrait Douglas Chapman
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I get the impression that the public are a step ahead of the Government and legislation. They are already prepared mentally and attitudinally to make the change. I spoke to our friends from Plastic Free Dunfermline, a group in my constituency that tries to make our town plastic-free. They talked about not applying levies or negative instruments on people, but being positive by encouraging retailers to provide water in the town’s shops, so that people can take a bottle and have it refilled at any point. Does the hon. Gentleman agree with such simple ideas?

Edward Leigh Portrait Sir Edward Leigh (in the Chair)
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Order. If we have too many interventions, not everybody will get in.