Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:48 pm on 16 October 2019.
Oh, sorry—for all their contributions, because I think it's shown the Assembly at its very best in this quality of debate that we've had today, and I thank also those who have supported this who haven't spoken today as well. There's really strong cross-party support with a lot of common interest. Minister, if that helps give you support and encourages you to take to Cabinet proposals around legislation, if need be, but around other things we can do earlier, that would be absolutely excellent.
In my brief concluding comments, things that stand out here are this idea of a popular demand for change. The public want this as well as politicians. We should not leave this legacy of building plastics for future generations. And, as Llyr said, 'Come on, Llywodraeth Cymru.' But it's actually, 'Come on, Llywodraeth Cymru a ni hefyd, gyda'n gilydd'—all of us together, what we can do here. So it's a very encouraging response.
Can I just thank all those organisations who have thrown their support behind this as well: Friends of the Earth Cymru, Keep Wales Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society and members of Wales Environment Link, who have helped with research and debates for this? And can I say to the Minister, on the encouraging response that she's given, should the Government wish to co-develop the proposals going forward and the measures to make Wales a world leader on reducing single-use plastics, she will find us willing friends to do this? So we stand ready to help.