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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of excluding UK recyclate from the Single Use Plastics Directive on (a) the environment and (b) the plastics industry.

We are monitoring ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in Europe’ clauses included in legislation and strategies. We are working across Government departments and with key industry stakeholders to understand potential impacts.