Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 9584

Plastics: Treaties

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 23 October 2024

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to secure an (a) ambitious and (b) legally binding target to cut plastic production at the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

Answer

Emma Hardy
As a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and a signatory to the Bridge to Busan Declaration, the UK is pushing for an ambitious treaty that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, including reducing production and consumption ...

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