Decision details

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• Opposition party debates on a topic of their choice;

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The item started at 16.13

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5535 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes that Welsh households and businesses receive a great deal of unaddressed mail which is never opened and either goes to land fill or is recycled;

2. Believes this is an added strain on:

a) businesses, which have to pay for waste removal; and

b) local authorities, who have a responsibility to collect the waste.

3. Is concerned about the environmental impact which is damaging to our natural resources, with each tonne of unaddressed mail using 17 trees and 7000 gallons of water to produce;

4. Further notes the Age Cymru Campaign ‘Scams and Swindles’.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to publicise opt out schemes such as the Mailing Preference Service.

The motion without amendment was agreed.