Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environmental Audit Committee report, Fixing Fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability, published on 19 February, HC 1952, if she will make an assessment of the recommendations of that report in light of the Government's commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government will take forward the commitments in our Resources and Waste Strategy to develop the best mix of policy measures to reduce the environmental impacts of clothing. We will take account of the UK’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and Climate Change Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Reducing carbon emissions has been a core part of voluntary industry action to date through the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan, supported by Defra, through which signatories have reduced their carbon emissions per tonne of clothing by 11.9% between 2012 and 2017.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environmental Audit Committee report, Fixing Fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability, published on 19 February, HC 1952, if she will make an assessment of the recommendations of that report in light of the Government's commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
Answered by George Eustice
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Darren Jones (Labour - Bristol North West)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the EU-UK Pet Passporting Scheme will continue to operate (a) during any transitional period and (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by George Eustice
Whilst we are a member of the European Union we remain signed up to the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme. The Government is negotiating our exit from the European Union. Defra is working with the Department for Exiting the European Union to look at future arrangements, including those for the Pet Travel Scheme.
The Government is proposing a time-limited implementation period. The detail of implementation period arrangements, including for the Pet Travel Scheme, will be a matter for negotiation.