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Waste and Emissions Trading Bill (HL). Lords committee stage second day. Grand committee off the floor of the House (Committee Rooms 3A and 4B). Clauses 8-35 agreed to. Bill reported without amendment.

Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Committee of the Whole House (HL)
Type
Debates on bills; Committee proceedings
Date
18 December 2002
Reference
642 c61-118GC
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the viability of enforcing greater use of (a) biodegradable plastic bottles and (b) plastic bottles which can be crushed down once empty.

Asked by
Peter L Pike (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 2002
Reference
396 c675W;396 c691W; 86022
House
House of Commons

Waste and Emissions Trading Bill (HL). Lords Committee Stage first day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Committee Rooms 3A and 4B). Clauses 1-7 agreed to. Clause 8 under consideration.

Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Committee of the Whole House (HL)
Type
Debates on bills; Committee proceedings
Date
17 December 2002
Reference
642 c1-60GC
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to extend the new biodegradable carrier bag incentives to include other plastics.

Asked by
Peter L Pike (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2002
Reference
86021; 396 c446W
House
House of Commons

Waste and Emissions Trading Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

Lead member
Lord Whitty
Answering member
Baroness Byford
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Debates on bills
Date
3 December 2002
Reference
641 c1032-48,1075-98
House
House of Lords
Type
Impact assessments
Date
2 December 2002
Reference
DEFRA

Waste and Emissions Trading Bill: Relevant older papers. DEFRA. [Undated] 2002.

Deposited by
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Deposited papers
Date
20 November 2002
Reference
HINF 2002/2336
Type
Impact assessments
Date
20 November 2002
Reference
DEFRA
Member
Lord Whitty (Labour)
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Government bills
Notes
Received 15.11.2002
Date
14 November 2002
Reference
HL Bill 3 2002/03
House
House of Lords

Waste and Emissions Trading Bill (HL). Lords presentation and first reading (HL Bill 3 of 2002/03).

Lead member
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Debates on bills
Date
14 November 2002
Reference
641 c25
House
House of Lords

That this House recognises the environmental advantages of degradable plastics namely that they can be composted, that they will degrade when exposed to a normal environment and that they are environmentally friendly in their production; and calls upon the Government to recognise a distinction on environmental grounds between conventional plastics...

Primary sponsor
Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
13 November 2002
Reference
30
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has for reducing householders' use of plastic products that are not biodegradable.

Asked by
David Kidney (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
70257; 392 c848W;392 c707W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will introduce legislation to compel the use of biodegradable materials for packaging of goods.

Asked by
David Kidney (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 November 2002
Reference
392 c571W;392 c583W; 70260
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises the environmental advantages of degradable plastics namely that they can be composted, they will degrade when exposed to a normal environment and they are environmentally friendly in their production; and calls upon the Government to recognise a distinction on environmental grounds between conventional plastics and degradable...

Primary sponsor
James Clappison (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
28 October 2002
Reference
1822
House
House of Commons

What measures they are taking to encourage the use of degradable plastic products, particularly in packaging materials. [HL 6029].

Asked by
Lord Rea (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2002
Reference
640 c7WA; HL 6029
House
House of Lords

What is the definition of biodegradable and hazardous waste in relation to deposition in landfill sites. [HL 5781].

Asked by
Lord Lewis of Newnham (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 October 2002
Reference
639 c35WA; HL 5781
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of degradable plastic technology; and what plans she has to promote it; what assessment she has made of (a) the availability and (b) the environmental merits of biodegradable plastic bags; and what plans...

Asked by
James Clappison (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 April 2002
Reference
383 c1195W;383 c1194W; 47575;47577
House
House of Commons