Written questions

Plastics: Treaties

Commons · Question 11628 · Tabled 29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

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

Answered by Emma Hardy, 5 Nov 2024

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...