Member

The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, talked about the definition and why the UK REACH definition has been used for the purpose of the ban. The definition of plastic used is consistent with the definition used in recent legislation on single-use plastics across Britain. We believe the certainty provided by a consistent definition will allow for greater confidence going forward. Previous consultation responses have pointed to the benefits of a consistent definition. The problem is that you need to give certainty to businesses; we do not want confusion, and that is why we went with that definition.