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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of European Union proposals to ensure that all imported plastic labelled as recycled is in fact recycled and produced under appropriate environmental and labour conditions; and whether they plan to mirror those proposals.

Defra will consider EU proposals on imports containing recycled plastic as part of their ongoing review of EU packaging and packaging waste regulations.

This Government is committed to rooting out human rights, labour and environmental abuses from global supply chains.

In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched the Responsible Business Conduct review, to evaluate the UK’s current approach, and assess the merits of alternative policy options to support responsible business. (DBT) Ministers will update Parliament when the review is complete.