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Microplastics: Babies

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 11862

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the exposure of babies to microplastics.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

While there are National Health Service trusts involved in research on the effects of microplastics on certain health issues, the Department has made no assessment of the potential implications for policies of the exposure of babies to microplastics.

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