United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 107661
Agriculture: Soil
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19 January 2022
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27 January 2022 · Answer
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Agriculture
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27 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the Food and Agriculture Organisation's recommendation that the agricultural sector switch to EN 17033 biodegradable thin mulc
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19 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the Food and Agriculture Organisation's recommendation that the agricultural sector switch to EN 17033 biodegradable thin mulc
Source: Commons
27 January 2022
Answer
In April 2021 we published our response to the call for evidence on the need for standards for bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics. Concerns were raised regarding the extent to which plastics marketed as biodegradable actually biodegrade, a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-19/107661
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1404565
- uk · wq-1404565 · source updated 27 January 2022