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Recycling: Public Houses

Commons · Question 42580 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme on the financial sustainability of (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Wales.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Apr 2025

In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector. The Government has worked closely with industry,...