Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13664
Boats: Synthetic Fibres
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned recent research into the potential impact of glass fibre boats on ecology.
Answer
Emma HardyEnd of life recreational vessels are often made from glass reinforced polymer, or fibreglass, and are recognised as a source of marine litter when abandoned offshore or on shorelines where their degradation can lead to macro and micro litter. Defra has no...
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