Question follow-through · 10854
Plastics: Packaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to promote the (a) development and (b) use of bioplastics for single-use packaging.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to promote the (a) development and (b) use of bioplastics for single-use packaging.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
No, Defra has not taken steps to promote the development or use of bio-based plastics for single-use packaging. More research is needed to ensure bio-based plastics lead to better environmental outcomes overall. During the production of these materials, t...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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