Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered on 27 December 2017.
Paul Blomfield
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of non-recyclable plastic straws.
Therese Coffey
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
As announced by the Chancellor in his budget in November, my officials are working closely with HM Treasury and a call for evidence will be published early in 2018 seeking views on how the tax system or charges could reduce the amount of single-use plastics waste including non-recyclable plastic straws.
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