Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 192883
Disposable Wipes: Plastics
Tabled: 6 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Question
Fleur Anderson
Labour — Putney
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of a ban on wet wipes containing plastic using section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Answer
In the Plan for Water published in April, the government announced our intention to ban wet wipes containing plastic, subject to public consultation, the details of which will be available in due course.