Written questions

Plastics: Pollution Control

Commons · Question 118870 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce plastic pollution across the UK.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Mar 2026

The Government recognises the scale and impact of plastic pollution on the environment and is focused on preventing and reducing plastic and other litter entering the environment. We have a number of restrictions on unnecessary single use plastic products...