Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18439

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming amendment to the pEPR statutory instrument on businesses.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra is assessing the potential impact of forthcoming amendments to the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations. The amendments are intended to improve the operation of the scheme, including by clarifying aspects of producer obligat...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 18439) →