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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 45791 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on local economic growth.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 29 Apr 2025

The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) and the packaging reforms more broadly.These reforms, pEPR, Simpler Recycling and the Deposit Retu...