Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Jo Swinson Excerpts
Tuesday 21st May 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. We are looking at schools funding, alongside other funding, as part of the spending review. It is a public priority, and we are taking it very seriously.

Jo Swinson Portrait Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)
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T3. We are the last generation that can act to prevent irreversible harm from being done to our planet, so we need to act with urgency. Will the Chancellor bring forward the tax on the use of virgin plastic to boost recycling and incentivise plastic-free options? We do not have three years to wait.

Robert Jenrick Portrait Robert Jenrick
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I am proud that this country will be the first in the world to introduce a new, innovative plastic packaging tax. We are in the process of formulating the tax. We have finished the consultation, and have received a large number of responses. We will be presenting proposals in the forthcoming Budget.