Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31349

Plastics: Waste

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing plastic straws.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Secretary of State has not made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing plastic straws. However, the Department is currently conducting a post-implementation review of the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirre...

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