Written question asked by Jon Owen Jones (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 November 1994. It was answered by Robert Atkins (Conservative) on Friday, 25 November 1994 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.
Dept of the Environment
- Question
- What advice he has given to manufacturers of women's sanitary products on the use of plastics in these products; if he intends to issue guidelines to manufacturers on the use of plastics in these products; if his Dept has investigated the impact of the use of plastics upon marine pollution; what assessment he has made of the extent of the marine pollution problem caused by the use of plastics; if he will hold talks with representatives of water authorities and what measures his Dept has taken to encourage women to bag and bin sanitary products rather than dispose of such products through the sewerage system.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 250 c384W;250 c384-5W
- Session
- 1994-95
- Subjects
- Pollution Plastics Sewage Waste disposal Seas and oceans Water companies Sanitary products
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- 2013-11-25 23:03:25 +0000
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