Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Coffey and Stephen Pound

Thursday 18th October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Dr Coffey]

It is suggested that about 80% of the plastic litter that goes into oceans around our country—it goes out of our rivers and into the sea—comes from land-based litter, so it is something on which we are focused with our litter strategy, and we will keep working on that. As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, the Prime Minister has announced that there will be an environment Bill in the next Session.

[Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)]

8. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on UK participation in the European Food Safety Authority after the UK leaves the EU.