Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What recent estimate he has made of the amount of plastic waste that the UK sends overseas for recycling.”
Tabled: 9 July 2018Answered: 12 July 2018
Asked by
Liz Twist
Labour — Blaydon and Consett
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Chris McDonald)
I recognise what my hon. Friend says about the importance of port infrastructure in the north-east. We made a manifesto commitment to support investment in our ports through the National Wealth Fund, and I would be happy to discuss with her how the north-east in particular could benefit from that.