Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 28 April 2026.
Michael Wheeler
Labour, Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of excluding UK recyclate from the Single Use Plastics Directive on (a) the environment and (b) the plastics industry.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We are monitoring ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in Europe’ clauses included in legislation and strategies. We are working across Government departments and with key industry stakeholders to understand potential impacts.
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