Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 195855

Microplastics

Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Dame Diana Johnson

LabourKingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) monitoring and (b) mitigating the presence of microplastics within the UK.

Answer

No assessment has been made. We are commissioning a research project called the ‘Emissions of intentionally added microplastics’ which will investigate the risks of intentionally added microplastics. It will advise on the most effective measures to addres...

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