questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to establish an independent body to (a) identify and (b) monitor public health threats from (i) plastic and (ii) microplastic contaminat
answerText: Defra has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals. Public health threats are the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care.
heading: Plastics: Health Hazards