Written questions

Plastics: Treaties

Commons · Question 83853 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of plastics industry lobbyists on the UK Government’s position at at the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 27 Oct 2025

The UK has been a strong advocate for an ambitious and effective global plastics treaty and is a founder member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. During the resumed 5th session of the negotiations (INC5.2), we continued to work clos...