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 Government's 2019 election manifesto, when the Government will eliminate plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries.

HM Government has committed to banning the export of plastic waste to countries which are not members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), consulting with industry, NGOs, and local councils on the date by which this should be achieved.

Defra is developing timelines and a proposal for a public consultation and has recently published independent research [1] which was commissioned to inform the policy development process.

[1] https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20615