Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 79892
Deposit Return Schemes
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Sir Ashley Fox
Conservative — Bridgwater
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the deposit return scheme that will be used in (a) Wales and (b) the rest of the UK on the (i) economy and (ii) env
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government published a Final Impact Assessment for the deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland alongside the regulations in January 2025.