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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
“Moreover, we now know a great deal about how the chemicals in microplastics harm health … Trojan horses that transport toxic plastic chemicals such as phthalates, bisphenols and brominated flame retardants from the environment into the human body … these chemicals leach out of microplastic particles, enter the bloodstream, are distributed to tissues and cells, and cause diseases from cancer to heart disease, from IQ loss in children to decreased fertility”.
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