Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74614
Plastics: Pollution Control
Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce plastic pollution in (a) rivers, (b) seas and (c) other waterways.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government is working domestically and internationally to implement measures that will prevent plastic from reaching the environment. Domestically, bans and restrictions on single-use plastic products, such as cutlery, straws, and polystyrene takeaway...
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