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Clothing: Sustainable Development

Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Monday, 9 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 September 2019. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage sustainable fashion from production to purchase in order to meet (a) UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 on sustainable consumption and production and (b) the target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Answer

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Type

Written question

Reference

286151

Session

2017-19

Speaker’s Statement
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons

Notes

Supreme Court ruling of 24 September that Parliament was not prorogued on 9 September.

Subjects

Clothing

Sustainable development

Link

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