内容摘要：Rob Mercer MLC said that amendment threw up the "difficulties of handling the nuances of a person's final wishes in primary legislation".

Rob Mercer MLC said that amendment threw up the "difficulties of handling the nuances of a person's final wishes in primary legislation".

All four UK nations have been working together to try and agree a joint approach to the schemes, with public consultations in 2019 and 2021.UK environment minister Robbie Moore announced on Thursday it had been decided they would not now be brought in until 2027 to allow more time for the industries involved to prepare.

The Welsh government's intention to include glass was "an outstanding issue", he said.The other nations had now agreed to limit their plans to plastic bottles, steel and aluminium cans.in its DRS, which the UK government blocked using post-Brexit legislation called the Internal Market Act.

Including glass would be problematic for the drinks industry and increase storage and handling costs for retailers, Mr Moore claimed."Glass containers are heavy and fragile, making them more difficult for consumers to return and receive the deposit they have paid, potentially forcing up the cost of their shopping," he said.

Mr Moore said conversations with Welsh government would continue - "but if their position does not change, we will reiterate the duty to protect the UK internal market".

There were "no plans to exclude any DRS from the UK Internal Market Act", he added, to ensure "maximum possible alignment and interoperability across the UK to protect businesses and consumers".It was a very difficult, painful death that cemented her belief in assisted dying for the terminally ill.

"Nobody in their right mind would be against assisted dying if they had to sit, like I did, and watch my son die."I wish with all my heart and soul that assisted dying had been in then, I really do, because he would have opted for it. He wasn't a stupid boy, he was a very intelligent young man.

"And it'll give an awful lot of people the chance that James didn't have, give an awful lot of people the chance to say, you know, 'enough is enough, let me pass over'."The Isle of Man legislation now looks set to become law, but as politicians in Jersey, Westminster and Holyrood also consider their own proposals, the wider debate about assisted dying is far from over.