The Treasury received more responses than ever before to their consultation on plastic pollution.
For the first time in its history, 162,000 responses were received from people supporting the bill, to reduce single-use plastics and boost recycling.
Hundreds of people are expected at the funeral of the man behind Weston-super-Mare's famous donkeys on Tuesday, 21 August.
Ron Mager died earlier this month at the age of 91.
The family business has been running since 1886 and continues with his three sons, who say he was visiting up until his final weeks.
The service will take place at Weston crematorium at 3.30pm.
