Question follow-through · 31054
Microplastics: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) research and (b) mitigate the potential health risks posed by microplastic exposure to humans.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 28 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) research and (b) mitigate the potential health risks posed by microplastic exposure to humans.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Feb 2025
Answer published
The UK Health Security Agency, in collaboration with Imperial College, is carrying out research and providing evidence to assist the understanding of the potential risks from exposure to micro and nano plastics through inhalational and oral routes. The po...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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