United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 117228
Clothing: Marine Environment
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4 December 2017
Last action
12 December 2017 · Answer
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Environment
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12 December 2017
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of washing synthetic clothing on to our oceans and marine life as set out in the 2017 report by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation on a new textil
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4 December 2017
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of washing synthetic clothing on to our oceans and marine life as set out in the 2017 report by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation on a new textil
Source: Commons
12 December 2017
Answer
This report is consistent with growing evidence that microplastics reach the marine environment and come from many sources. We welcome the report as an important contribution to the debate on the issue.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2017-12-04/117228
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/800607
- uk · wq-800607 · source updated 12 December 2017