AQW 48073/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to support environmental sustainability through circular economy practices in the health sector.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 8 June 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 June 2026
- Answer due by
- 23 June 2026
- Answered
- 23 June 202615 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
There is ongoing work, led by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), to improve the sustainability of medical technology. Design for Life is a 20-year programme, supported by the four health administrations in the UK to embed a circular approach to the manufacture and use of medical products. My department will continue to support and engage with this programme.