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Written question asked by Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) on Thursday, 4 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 July 2019. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Sportsgrounds: Health Hazards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has received representations from health experts on the health risks of rubber crumbs from artificial sports pitches.

Answer

Government is working closely with Sport England, officials from the Environment Agency, Public Health England and many of the major National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport on the subject of playing surfaces in England, including rubber crumb pitches.

The department is aware of, and feeding into the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) consultation on the restriction of microplastics. We will continue to work closely with experts in this field and will monitor the situation closely.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
273475
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Health hazards Sportsgrounds Rubber
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk