Member

The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, asked about further issues around plastic waste. A number of legislative measures are already in place to restrict the supply of single-use plastic products. I will not go through them; I am sure that noble Lords are aware. We are also looking at collection and packaging reforms, which will make producers more responsible for the plastic they make. That is designed to increase recycling rates and reduce plastic packaging waste. The deposit return scheme, which we have discussed previously, will of course also support that.