Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11628

Plastics: Treaties

Tabled: 29 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Minister from his Department will attend the fifth round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, Korea.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The fifth round of negotiations on the global plastic pollution treaty (INC-5), beginning on 25 November 2024 does not include a formal Ministerial segment. The UK will continue to be appropriately represented, and we will keep the need for Defra minister...

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