New Clause 12 - Plastic waste produced by fishing activities

Part of Fisheries Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 15 September 2020.

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Photo of Katherine Fletcher Katherine Fletcher Conservative, South Ribble 2:30, 15 September 2020

Does the hon. Lady agree that a huge amount of the plastic in the oceans is coming from the land and running into rivers? The new Clause is well intentioned, and I completely share the hon. Lady’s aim to reduce plastic in the environment, but it may create a bigger burden on an industry whose contribution is de minimis to the plastic that is floating around in the ocean.

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clause

A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.

Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.

During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.

When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.