Lidl Ending Single-use Plastic Bags

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the announcement from Lidl that, from 1 July 2017, it will stop selling single-use plastic bags; believes that this will save an estimated 63 million plastic bags, the equivalent of 760 tons of plastic, across all of its stores in England, Scotland and Wales; believes that this is a huge step forward in supporting more environmentally friendly alternatives; understands that the number of plastic bags used was slashed by 80%, which is the equivalent of 650 million, in the first year after the 5p charge was introduced in Scotland, and hopes that the figure for plastic bag usage, estimated to be 800 million annually before the 5p charge was introduced, continues to fall.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 22 Green 1 Con 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-01761 by reference.