Can I say we are very keen to support these regulations that ban microbeads from personal hygiene products? These regulations have already been passed, and indeed they come into effect today in England and Scotland. So, we're pleased to see the Welsh Government following that course of action. So, at least, in the UK, we'll have a consistent approach.

I do believe this is a welcome and significant step, but it is only the first step. We need a shift in public policy towards the responsible use of plastic products and the banning of single-use plastic products. The condition of our watercourses: we heard evidence in the climate change committee only a couple of weeks ago, from a leading academic in Cardiff University, about the level of plastic pollution that is now being recorded in the sampling of Welsh rivers, and then getting into the animals. As far as our seas are concerned, the amount of plastic material that is entering—and a lot of it enters via wash-off, and also from fibres that are washed out of clothes as well—there's so much work we're going to have to do, but, of course, every significant journey requires the first step. I do think that one of the most remarkable changes in the last couple of years is how the public now are really pushing us, and we need to be imaginative in how we use regulations and our changes in law to deliver the quality environment that people deserve and future generations deserve. So, we are keen to support today's regulations.