United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 124675
Microplastics: Marine Environment
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3 December 2020
Last action
11 December 2020 · Answer
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Environment
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11 December 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to prevent microplastics from tyre degradation from flowing into rivers and seas.
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3 December 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to prevent microplastics from tyre degradation from flowing into rivers and seas.
Source: Commons
11 December 2020
Answer
A Defra-funded study concluded that particles released from vehicle tyres during use could be a significant and previously unrecorded source of microplastics in the marine environment. This research advanced understanding of ways in which microplastics en...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-03/124675
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1258161
- uk · wq-1258161 · source updated 11 December 2020