3 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment

3 (2026). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment: What advice, if any, has she requested or received on hard-to-recycle plastics since she became Minister for the Environment?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Between March 2024 and January 2026, I received the following briefing notes and two weekly update items. This includes advice on possible options for progressing the phase-outs work programme, exploring opportunities for alignment with other trading partners, and feedback from key impacted stakeholders around their readiness to implement phase-outs as well as the workability of different implementation timeframes. 28 March 2024 - BRF-4364 - Next steps for hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics phase outs 24 August 2025 - BRF-6230 - Options for Tranche 3 of the plastic phase outs work programme 20 November 2025 - BRF-7151 - Aide Memoire Information to support your decision on Tranche 3 of the plastics phase-outs ahead of upcoming meeting with officials + Appendix 27 January 2026 - BRF-00255 - Next steps for progressing the plastic phase outs policy