Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104522

Deposit Return Schemes: Wales

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Carolyn Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential impact of granting the Welsh Government’s proposed UK Internal Market Act exemption to run its own Deposit Return Scheme on food and drink

Answer

Mary Creagh

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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