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date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Plastics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he will take to reduce the use of single-use plastic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	213257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy for England in December last year which sets out our plans to reduce plastic pollution and to move towards a more circular economy. This builds on the commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have already made good progress, banning microbeads in rinse-off personal care products and removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on banning plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds and are currently consulting on extending the carrier bag charge. We will shortly consult on reforming existing packaging waste regulation, introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and increasing consistency in the recycling system. Legislative proposals will be developed taking account of the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed, subject to consultation, to introducing a tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled context. We will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and materials to take a systematic approach to reducing the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A number of Departments, including Defra, have already taken steps to eliminate single-use consumer plastics from their operations. The 25 Year Environment Plan includes a commitment to remove all single-use consumer plastics from central Government offices and the Resources and Waste Strategy has confirmed that the Government will do this by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Waste and recycling policy is a devolved matter, and the Government continues to work with the Devolved Administrations in delivering our shared ambitions to improve waste and recycling outcomes and promote resource efficiency in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 17:19:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

891352

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to include provisions on heritage and the historic environment in the forthcoming agriculture Bill; and what representations he has received on that topic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	137966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government published “Health and Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit” on 27 February.</p><p> </p><p>At the heart of our proposals is a new system of paying farmers and land managers “public money for public goods”. Amongst the public goods we are consulting on are the preservation of environmental goods including enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment. Other public goods could include the preservation of traditional farming and landscapes in certain areas, and public access to the countryside. The consultation also seeks views on what other public goods the Government should support.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently analysing the responses received to the consultation so far. The consultation closes on 8 May and we will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/04/2018 09:50:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan