Yesterday I spoke in the chamber about the importance of Government action to tackle plastic waste. Since the 5p plastic bag charge there have been 9 billion fewer bags distributed. But in the UK we go through an estimated 13 billion plastic drinks bottles a year. I strongly welcome the recently announced deposit return scheme consultation to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste polluting land and seas. My full contribution in the debate is available online here: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2018-05-17a.477.0&s=speaker%3A25359#g493.0