Batteries: EU Law
2026-05-12 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 151 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to (a) decide and (b) publicise that decision on harmonisation with the EU Regulation 2023/1542 on batteries.
Answer
Defra is working with the Devolved Governments to review the UK’s producer responsibility legislation for batteries. As part of this review, my officials held a series of workshops with industry earlier this year to explore the impacts of regulatory align...