Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Alan Whitehead

Thursday 17th July 2014 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on her promotion of food and farming in her constituency and the massive success in securing this investment. It is fantastic to know that coffee produced in Hatton will be enjoyed from Houston to Hannover as a result of this new investment, and I wish this every success.

[Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)]

18. Is the Secretary of State concerned about the export of food and drink packaging used in this country? Is she looking at measures to introduce things such as packaging recovery note offsets to ensure that such packaging is recycled in the UK rather than exported?

[Elizabeth Truss]

The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, and that is certainly something I will be looking at and discussing with my junior Ministers.