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UIN 67200

Marine Environment: Microplastics

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 March 2017

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13 March 2017 · Answer

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13 March 2017

Environment

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of microplastics entering the marine environment on (a) wild and (b) non-wild animal welfare.

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  1. 8 March 2017

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of microplastics entering the marine environment on (a) wild and (b) non-wild animal welfare.

    Source: Commons

  2. 13 March 2017

    Answer

    We have not made any assessment of the effect of microplastics entering the marine environment on animal welfare. We have funded a study that demonstrated that microplastics can cause harm to marine animals by having an impact on their digestive systems a...

    Source: Written answer

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