Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85629

Plastics: Pre-school Education

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State for Education to reduce the usage of single-use plastics in (a) early years and (b) childcare settings.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Plastic is a very useful material that can often be the best environmental choice provided it is used and disposed of correctly. This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy for plastics – a future where we keep our resources in use for lo...

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