Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17051

Plastics: Pollution Control

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We have several restrictions on unnecessary single-use plastic products, including a ban on the supply of single-use vapes and a ban on supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England, marking a major step forward in tackling the plastic and mi...

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