Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68934

Plastics: Treaties

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National PartyMoray West, Nairn and Strathspey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on signing the Global Plastics Treaty.

Answer

Emma Hardy
For too long, plastic has littered our ocean and threatened our wildlife. We urgently need an ambitious and effective international agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040. The UK has been a leading voice in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ...

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