Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7520

Plastic Packaging Tax: Public Consultation

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with His Majesty's Treasury on the Government's response to the consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax - c

Answer

Mary Creagh
Yes. Officials in Defra work closely with HM Treasury colleagues. We are aware that the Treasury has committed to publishing a response to the consultation before the end of this year.