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Sanitary Products: Environment Protection

Asked by Anneliese DoddsLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 53971

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to carry out a comparative assessment of the potential impact of (a) disposable, (b) reusable and (c) other environmentally-friendly period products on the

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra has no plans to carry out a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of different types of period products.

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