Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38976

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 18 March 2025

Answered: 28 March 2025

Question

John Glen

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities will be required to spend the full funds generated through the extended producer responsibility scheme on waste (a) management and (b) processing.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Local authority grant funding for waste management through MHCLG block grants has not typically been ringfenced, to protect the sustainability and liquidity of local authority finances and protect principles of devolution. The additional income local auth...

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