Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15375

Batteries: EU Law

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish transitional arrangements to allow businesses to sell through existing stock in the event that requirements pursuant to EU Regulation 2023/154

Answer

Mary Creagh
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 consi...

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