Question follow-through · 17051

Plastics: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
14 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    We have several restrictions on unnecessary single-use plastic products, including a ban on the supply of single-use vapes and a ban on supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England, marking a major step forward in tackling the plastic and mi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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