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Deposit Return Schemes

Commons · Question 30343 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2025

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Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of a variable rate of deposit for the Deposit Return Scheme.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 27 Feb 2025

The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) regulations provide the powers for the Deposit Management Organisation (DMO) - who will be appointed by Government to administer the DRS. The regulations also set out what the DMO must consider and who they must consult in ...