Written questions

Plastics: Waste

Commons · Question 11916 · Tabled 30 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the enforcement of the single-use plastics ban.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Nov 2024

The Government recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our Trade Strategy to promote the highest food production standards.