Plastics: Treaties
Commons · Question 68635 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential environmental and economic impact of a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty on the UK.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Jul 2025
The Government is committed to reaching agreement on an ambitious and effective treaty to end plastic pollution when negotiations resume in August 2025 and will be working closely with countries both within the High Ambition Coalition and outside it to ac...