Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83853

Plastics: Treaties

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of plastics industry lobbyists on the UK Government’s position at at the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2

Answer

Emma Hardy

The UK has been a strong advocate for an ambitious and effective global plastics treaty and is a founder member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. During the resumed 5th session of the negotiations (INC5.2), we continued to work clos...

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