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

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any further research into the pyrolysis of waste plastics into fuels and hydrogen cells since the publication of the report Air quality impacts of the use of Pyrolysis liquid fuels in February 2012.

Further research related to air quality and the pyrolysis of waste products has not been commissioned since the paper referred to.

The Government is committed to improving the recovery of value from residual waste and encourages the development of innovative, emerging techniques to help divert waste from landfill.