I would just like to thank the Minister and your officials and my committee colleagues for the work that has gone into this so far, and it’s not before time that we need to stand here, really, to welcome this Bill. I appreciate everything that the Chairs of the other committees have said, and I just hope that this is one Bill that we can all, cross-party, get behind. But it needs to be a Bill—. Now that we've got this opportunity, it needs to be a Bill that actually delivers, because it is a year after the Labour Government said that you would legislate, it's two years after the UK Government imposed its own ban, and it’s three years after the Welsh Government declared a climate emergency. On 5 July, the First Minister himself announced that this Bill would be used to support the Welsh Government’s ongoing legal challenge against the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. Anyway, that aside, I and my group welcome the Bill, and we do agree with the general principles. I mean, really, who wouldn’t? The production of single-use plastic is continuing to encompass the global carbon budget. Around 98 per cent of single-use plastic products are produced from virgin feedstock or fossil fuels. By 2040, it is predicted that the production, use and disposal of fossil fuel-based plastics will reach 19 per cent of the global carbon budget. And it is estimated that there are 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.

The consequences are devastating, Llywydd. There will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. Ninety per cent of sea birds have plastic in their stomachs. Microplastic pollution has resulted in a decline in fauna, including larvae and mites, and around 100,000 pieces or 250g of plastic are consumed by us as individuals annually. Now, bearing in mind that context, I do want our Welsh Parliament to go as far as it possibly can with this new Bill.

Welsh Water and Wales Environment Link have expressed disappointment that wet wipes containing plastics are not included. But, when you came to the committee meeting last week, Minister, you were actually more forceful on that, and you are certainly going to be looking at it. Because, let’s be honest, wet wipes, particularly with plastic, are the principal cause and contributor to the formation of blockages in our sewers, and also pollute the environment with microplastics. Even the British Plastics Federation has explained that alternatives to wet wipes containing plastics do exist. I understand, according to my colleague Llyr Gruffydd, that we have a company already looking to produce—. Yes, in Wrexham?