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Plastics: Pollution Control

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 14 July 2026.

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Photo of Neil Hudson Neil Hudson Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

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

Photo of Mary Creagh Mary Creagh The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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 microplastic pollution that harms our waterways.

The UK is working internationally to agree a new international, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution and is committed to working with a range of other countries to secure an agreement at the next round of negotiations in March 2027.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 14 July 2026, cW)

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