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Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 13 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 8 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Plastics: China

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to mitigate the potential effect on the amount of plastic waste in the UK of the coming into force of restrictions imposed by China limiting the import into that country of such waste.

Answer

The Secretary of State set out the Government’s position in a Written Ministerial Statement on 08 January:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-01-08/HCWS391


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119317
Session
2017-19
Related items
Waste
Monday, 8 January 2018
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
China Plastics Waste disposal
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk