Anna Turley

Thanks to everyone who got in touch with me about action to tackle plastic waste. I know this is a real issue, so I wanted to outline my thoughts on the matter. I share your concerns about how much plastic is thrown away each week. That is why I am so pleased the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made it one of their key priorities to end a throwaway society and work towards a zero-waste economy. Plastic, as those who wrote in to me are very likely aware,...

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Thanks to everyone who got in touch about the recent WaterAid event in Parliament. It is unacceptable that approximately 2.2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, while 3.4 billion are without safely managed sanitation and 1.7 billion lack basic hygiene services at home. I know that global health is an international development priority for our Government, and I welcome that improving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), is a key part of this agenda. For example, our...