I welcome the fact that the Government has done exactly what the Cabinet Secretary has set out—has held an open debate on these new powers, and I welcome the fact that these powers are to be brought to us. Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm the timetable because in the past he’s told the Finance Committee and the Chamber that he will make a decision on the tax that will progress in the new year? Is he in a position to be more specific on what the new year means—are we talking about January, or does the new year extend to Easter, as it can from time to time within Government?

And secondly, to return to the fundamental point, may I echo Plaid Cymru's support for a plastics tax? We're not saying that there aren’t merits to some of the other ideas, but we do believe that this is a more comprehensive idea, which has been developed with public support and relates to a very clear pollution problem that is at the forefront of many people's mind. Of course, it doesn’t tax people for Government, but it taxes people in terms of behavioural change which, in my view, is an important principle for new taxation.