Plastics: Recycling
Commons · Question 110004 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the reduction of the use of single-use plastic.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Feb 2026
Defra does not currently have plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the reduction of the use of single-use plastic. This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy and will publish a Circular Economy Growth Plan tha...