Plastics: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas
Commons · Question 12351 · Tabled 1 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle plastic pollution in (a) rural and (b) coastal areas.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Nov 2024
This Government is committed to tackling all pollution, including plastic pollution. To reduce plastic pollution Defra has focused efforts on the most commonly used and littered plastic items. Bans and restrictions on single-use plastic cutlery, balloon s...