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Maggie Throup

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Refugees in Sri Lanka
Thursday 9th May 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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I have not seen that report, but the hon. Gentleman will be aware that we discussed this matter in his recent Westminster Hall debate. It is important to say that we are still making progress to ensure that we achieve our recycling targets, but incineration by default is certainly not the answer that we want to promote.

Maggie Throup Portrait Maggie Throup (Erewash) (Con)
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As the fast fashion trend continues to increase, will the Minister outline both the short-term and long-term plans to tackle the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of clothing that is incinerated every year?

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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There is definitely a market for trying to extract fibres from textiles. We are considering extending the extended producer responsibility to textiles, but the policy is still under consideration.

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