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Plastics: Beaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his policies for preventing plastic pollution on beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
17 Oct 2025
Target answer date
21 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his policies for preventing plastic pollution on beaches in (a) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency and

  2. 21 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Government funds the Marine Conservation Society to record litter from sections of our coast which helps us monitor the levels and trends of plastic pollution. The monitoring is undertaken in accordance with regionally-agreed protocols, and annual ...

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