Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118925
Microplastics: EU Law
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the EU’s adoption of a ban on the sale of intentionally added microplastics.
Answer
Mary CreaghIn 2022, Defra initiated a research proposal to investigate the risks of intentionally added microplastics. The evidence project reviewed their emissions, the risks they pose both to human health and the environment, and included a socio-economic assessme...
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