Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2024 - Great British Energy Bill -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
68 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 353
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Oct 2024
International Engagement
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Written Question
Thursday 24th October 2024
Asked by:
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) recycling, (b) composting organic waste and (c) chemically recycling film plastic; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of levying a charge on producers of film plastic to fund its recycling.
Answered by Mary Creagh
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government has confirmed its commitment to delivering the Collection and Packaging Reforms to the announced timelines, subject to spending review. The reforms will mean that people across England will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school. This will include a weekly food waste collection for every household and, from March 2027, kerbside collections of plastic film packaging. Separately, packaging Extended Producer Responsibility will place a charge on all household packaging that is placed on the market, including plastic film, to cover the local authority costs of its collection, treatment and disposal.
Together with mechanical recycling, chemical recycling technologies play a role in enabling the transition towards a circular economy. The government is aware that some stakeholders with an interest in chemically recycling plastic film are keen that a mass balance approach is used to calculate chemically recycled content in plastic packaging for the purposes of the Plastic Packaging Tax. His Majesty’s Treasury consulted on the incorporating of mass balance into the Plastic Packaging Tax in October 2023 and are preparing to publish their response before the end of the year.
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Oct 2024 - Access to Primary Healthcare -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 80 Noes - 337
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Oct 2024 - Carer’s Allowance -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 335
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 10 Oct 2024
Gaza and Humanitarian Aid
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Division Vote (Commons)
9 Oct 2024 - Renters’ Rights Bill -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 424
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Oct 2024 - Farming and Food Security -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 359
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Oct 2024
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
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Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2024 - Winter Fuel Payment -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
69 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 335