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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with food producers on reducing the amount of packaging used for food and drink products.

Defra officials recently met with Iceland’s Managing Director to discuss their plan to eliminate plastic in their own brands by 2023.

Last December the Secretary of State chaired a roundtable with representatives from across the plastic sector to discuss reducing the amount of packaging produced and increasing the level of recycling.

In November I also wrote to a number of major retailers to ask about their packaging choices for specific products.

There has been no specific engagement with the hospitality sector.