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Lord Katz (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 December 2025

Debate

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Contribution

I thank the noble Lord and apologise for missing out that question. Of course, as a principle, we are keen to use technology to make monitoring and compliance easier for everybody involved in the system. We are also keen to drive down the costs of compliance so that people can concentrate resources in the whole system on driving down waste and improving the reuse and recycling of materials. I do not have specific details, so I will undertake to talk to officials and perhaps write to the noble Lord with more detail about what we have in store there. This amendment to the legislation is necessary to maintain the circular economy for packaging in the UK; to ensure that the key industry request for producers to be involved in running the scheme is taken forward; and, ultimately, to ensure that materials and products are kept in use for longer. I trust that noble Lords understand and accept the need for this instrument. Once again, I thank everyone for their contributions.

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