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Textiles: Labelling

Asked by Tristan OsborneLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 86509

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing environmental impact labelling for all textile goods in the UK.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce of experts to support us in developing proposals to transition to a Circular Economy. As we develop those proposals, we will assess what further interventions may be needed across the textiles sector, including any interventions on environmental impact labelling and banning the destruction of textiles and footwear.

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