www.parliament.uk/commons-library | intranet.parliament.uk/commons-library | [email protected] | @commonslibrary BRIEFING PAPER Number CBP7241, 19 October 2020 Plastic bags - the Single Use Carrier Bag Charge By Nikki Sutherland Inside: 1. The Single Use Carrier Bag Charge 2. Single Use Carrier Bag Charge in England 3. Single Use Carrier Bag Charge in Wales 4. Single Use Carrier Bag Charge in Scotland 5. Carrier Bag Levy, Northern Ireland 6. Criticism of the Charge