Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Press release of 28 August 2021 entitled Next steps to tackle plastic waste, whether the Government's consultation on single-use plastics will include a specific section on plastics in wet wipes.
The Government intends to publish this consultation before the end of the year and our intention is that it will be open for responses for up to 12 weeks. Further information about the details of the consultation and the items included will be shared in due course.