Written question asked by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 16 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 26 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.
Chemicals and Technology: Environment Protection
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to encourage investment in (a) new green technology and (b) chemical recycling.
- Answer
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The Government works with public finance institutions such as UK Infrastructure Bank, British Business Bank, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Export Credit Agency and UK Export Finance, to support investment in green technologies.
Chemical recycling covers a range of emerging technologies that could potentially offer a complementary recycling route for plastics where mechanical recycling is impractical or uneconomic. The Government has funded innovative demonstrator projects, including on chemical recycling, through UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging programme. In April of this year HM Treasury announced plans to consult on whether and how chemically recycled content could be accounted for in the Plastics Packaging Tax using a mass balance chain of custody model.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 189962
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Chemicals Environment protection Investment Recycling Technology
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- 2023-06-26 15:49:31 +0100
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