Question follow-through · 103053
Recycling: Chemical Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the UK’s chemical and materials science and engineering sectors have access to the infrastructure necessary to support the trans
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the UK’s chemical and materials science and engineering sectors have access to the infrastructure necessary to support the trans
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
This Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. This systemic change, with investment in green jobs and vital infrastructure, builds a path to economic growth, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
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Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
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