Member

I was asked whether the Government will ensure that any divergence of the Welsh scheme does not impact on the governance of the England, Northern Ireland and Scotland DRS once the scheme administrator is appointed. We remain in a close working relationship and partnership with the Welsh Government while they are making their decisions. Because our regulations are independent of Wales, they do not need a Welsh scheme in place for the scheme in England and Northern Ireland to work operationally or for the DMO to be appointed. Our regulations also allow the DMO to work with any other scheme administration—that clearly includes the Welsh scheme administrator.