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

LabourSlough

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 Creagh
The 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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