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
Labour — Makerfield
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 HardyThe 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.