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Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with business to reduce the (a) manufacture and (b) distribution of single use plastic products.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with business to reduce the (a) manufacture and (b) distribution of single use plastic products.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to banning the sale, supply and manufacture of wet wipes containing plastic.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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National Food Strategy Expert Panel: Public Appointments

17 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to conduct a public consultation before finalising appointments to the Industry Expert Panel for the National Food Strategy.

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National Food Strategy Expert Panel: Public Appointments

17 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a list of members of the Industry Expert Panel for the National Food Strategy.

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National Food Strategy Expert Panel: Public Appointments

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