PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
G7: Environment Protection (11 July 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Government made at the Environmental Ministerial Meeting of the G7 in Bologna on 11 and 12 June 2017; and what contribution he made to discussions on food waste and separate food waste collections.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

I represented the UK at the G7 Environment Ministers' Meeting in Bologna on 11-12 June. The UK was instrumental in achieving key elements in the G7 Environment Ministers’ Communiqué and Roadmap.

The UK’s interventions led to the inclusion of text on: international momentum on implementing the Paris Agreement; initiatives to address marine litter; support for the Sustainable Development Goals; and support for commitments to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.

The UK also influenced the development of the “5-year Bologna Roadmap”, which includes a section on food waste.

Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
17 July 2017