PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Plastic Bags (4 July 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to produce data on the reduction in single-use plastic carrier bag usage in England for the period ending 6 April 2016.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

The Government will release single-use carrier bag data on or before 31 July this year for the reporting period 5 October 2015 – 6 April 2016. The release will include a summary of the significant points, incorporating an indication of the reduction in single-use carrier bag usage.

Answered by:
Rory Stewart (Independent)
7 July 2016