Scotland single-use plastics ban introduction

1 release from 1 party, 16 August 2022.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Hunter calls for progress on single-use plastics ban

   • SDLP
   • 16 August 2022
   • Call for action
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives

   SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter urges action on banning single-use plastics in the North, noting Scotland introduced such a ban last week. She says the New Decade, New Approach pledge to end plastic pollution has seen little progress and blames the lack of a functioning Stormont.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.

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