Written questions

Plastics: Treaties

Commons · Question 68634 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support the inclusion of strong measures in the Global Plastics Treaty to reduce plastic pollution and protect marine ecosystems.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Jul 2025

For too long, plastic has littered our ocean and threatened our wildlife. We urgently need an ambitious and effective international agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040. The United Kingdom has been a leading voice in the Intergovernmental Negotiatin...