Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish her Department's assessment of the environmental assessment of disposable and reusable absorbent hygiene products.

Work on the environmental assessment of disposable and reusable nappies is nearly complete and peer review of the work is being finalised. No date has been set for publication. This work will help inform any future action by government and industry.