PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Plastics: Pollution (19 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of plastic pollution the Environment Agency identified in the last two years; and what assessment that agency made of whether such pollution posed a significant risk to the public.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The Environment Agency (EA) doesn’t currently collect data on instances of plastic pollution. The Environment Agency has a 7-point plan to reduce plastics in the environment and is working with stakeholders to reduce avoidable plastic waste and encourage a circular economy where possible.

Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
27 January 2021