Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 126905
Plastics: Recycling
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 16 April 2026
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with the European Commission on the exclusion of UK recyclate from the Single Use Plastics Directive.
Answer
Mary CreaghYes. The UK Government has raised Directive (EU) 2019/904 (the Single Use Plastics Directive) and associated implementing decisions with the EU Commission.