Question follow-through · 110004
Plastics: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the reduction of the use of single-use plastic.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 3 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
2 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the reduction of the use of single-use plastic.
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
Defra does not currently have plans to bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the reduction of the use of single-use plastic. This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy and will publish a Circular Economy Growth Plan tha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fly-tipping
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Waste: Crime
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Animal Welfare
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the environmental impacts associated with poor animal health.
Agriculture: Profitability
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve the profitability of UK farm produce.
Fisheries: Navy
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the fisheries protection vessel has been deployed in each of the last five years.
Farms: Weather
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of extreme weather events on small-scale farms in the last two years.
Agriculture: Inland Waterways
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with water companies on reducing agricultural runoff into rivers and waterways.
Food: Waste
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of food waste reduction initiatives on household food costs.
Biodiversity: Rural Areas
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity in rural communities.
Flood Control
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle flooding in flood-prone areas.
Agriculture: Cultural Heritage
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support heritage farmland.