Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118870

Plastics: Pollution Control

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce plastic pollution across the UK.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the scale and impact of plastic pollution on the environment and is focused on preventing and reducing plastic and other litter entering the environment. We have a number of restrictions on unnecessary single use plastic products...

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