Written Question·Wales Office·UIN 104519

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

Tabled: 9 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Carolyn Harris

LabourNeath and Swansea East

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has undertaken with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of granting the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption on the Deposit Return Scheme on (a) businesses and (b)

Answer

Jo Stevens
The Government is following the process to assess the Welsh Government’s proposal for an exclusion from the UK Internal Market Act as set out in the UK Internal Market Act Review published in July 2025. The Government has been engaging with stakeholders t...

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