Microplastics: West Dorset
Commons · Question 42913 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help reduce microplastic pollution in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Apr 2025
The Environment Agency is collaborating with the water industry on a suite of investigations into microplastics. This began in 2020 as part of the Chemical Investigations Programme and is continuing into the next phase of the Water Industry National Envir...