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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to produce data on the reduction in single-use plastic carrier bag usage in England for the period ending 6 April 2016.

The Government will release single-use carrier bag data on or before 31 July this year for the reporting period 5 October 2015 – 6 April 2016. The release will include a summary of the significant points, incorporating an indication of the reduction in single-use carrier bag usage.