Written questions

Packaging: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 108967 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Aphra Brandreth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of requiring exporters to claim PRNs only once material has reached its final destination on those exporters.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Feb 2026

Recent regulatory changes seek to ensure that exporters provide and maintain accurate, verifiable data to help combat fraud within the system. This includes ensuring that packaging waste that leaves the UK for recycling reaches its intended destination be...