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NDM6898 United Kingdom Independence Party Debate - Sewer Blockage
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Meeting: 12/12/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
United Kingdom Independence Party Debate - Sewer Blockage
NDM6898 Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes the report of Water UK 'Wipes in
Sewer Blockage Study'.
2. Regrets that, across Wales, there are
around 2,000 sewer blockages every month, many of which are caused by people
flushing consumable items like cotton buds and wet wipes down the toilet.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to widen
work on extended producer responsibility beyond food and drink to include
consumable items such as wet wipes and cotton buds.
4. Calls on the UK Government to legislate
for regulatory testing of products such as wet wipes and cotton buds; and if
such products fail the new Water industry flushability test, producers must
package those products with a clear, bold and prominent ‘do not flush’ logo.
Water
UK - Wipes in Sewer Blockage Study
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 -
Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete point 3 and replace with:
Notes the Welsh Government’s work with
water companies to explore options to address the problem of consumable items
causing blockages when flushed down the toilet.
Amendment 2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with
Dŵr Cymru and other agencies to improve public awareness in terms of
consumable materials in order to reduce blockages in the sewerage system.
Amendment 3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to explore
the possibilities of using new taxes to reduce the use of consumable materials.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.33
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6898
Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the report of Water UK 'Wipes in Sewer Blockage Study'.
2.
Regrets that, across Wales, there are around 2,000 sewer blockages every month,
many of which are caused by people flushing consumable items like cotton buds
and wet wipes down the toilet.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to widen work on extended producer responsibility
beyond food and drink to include consumable items such as wet wipes and cotton
buds.
4.
Calls on the UK Government to legislate for regulatory testing of products such
as wet wipes and cotton buds; and if such products fail the new Water industry
flushability test, producers must package those products with a clear, bold and
prominent ‘do not flush’ logo.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
15 |
0 |
35 |
50 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 -
Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
Notes
the Welsh Government’s work with water companies to explore options to address
the problem of consumable items causing blockages when flushed down the toilet.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
39 |
0 |
11 |
50 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment
2 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to work with Dŵr Cymru and other agencies to
improve public awareness in terms of consumable materials in order to reduce
blockages in the sewerage system.
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
Amendment
3 - Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to explore the
possibilities of using new taxes to reduce the use of consumable materials.
A
vote was taken on amendment 3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
35 |
11 |
4 |
50 |
Amendment
3 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6898
Gareth
Bennett (South Wales Central)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the report of Water UK 'Wipes in Sewer Blockage Study'.
2.
Regrets that, across Wales, there are around 2,000 sewer blockages every month,
many of which are caused by people flushing consumable items like cotton buds
and wet wipes down the toilet.
3.
Notes the Welsh Government’s work with water companies to explore options to address
the problem of consumable items causing blockages when flushed down the toilet.
4.
Calls on the UK Government to legislate for regulatory testing of products such
as wet wipes and cotton buds; and if such products fail the new Water industry
flushability test, producers must package those products with a clear, bold and
prominent ‘do not flush’ logo.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work with Dŵr Cymru and other agencies to
improve public awareness in terms of consumable materials in order to reduce
blockages in the sewerage system.
6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to
explore the possibilities of using new taxes to reduce the use of consumable
materials.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
46 |
4 |
0 |
50 |
The
motion as amended was agreed.