Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14165

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Josh Simons

LabourMakerfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) manufacture of wet wipes that contain plastic.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government is working together with the devolved Governments to understand the issue, with a view to legislate to ban wet wipes containing plastic across the UK.