Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Monday, 2 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 September 2019. It was answered by Nigel Adams (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Sports: Plastics
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the role of major sporting and cultural events in the elimination of single use plastics.
- Answer
-
Government strongly encourages all organisations with responsibility for sporting and cultural events, to find sustainable and environmentally-friendly ways of operating.
The EventIMPACTS website, supported by DCMS, provides advice and support for event organisers to help them implement ISO 20121- which is the international standard on sustainable events.
Arts Council England (ACE) support a number of organisations and projects which focus on the environment and sustainability.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 284358
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Plastics Sports
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2019-10-08 17:01:34 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2017-19/284358
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2017-19/284358
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2017-19/284358