Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77344

Plastics: Business and Local Government

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) local authorities and (b) businesses to (i) comply with new plastic regulations and (ii) transition to sustainable alternatives.

Answer

Mary Creagh

We have interpreted this question as referring to Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, as well as our work on reducing Single Use Plastics. The Government has provided approximately £700,000 to support local authorities in enforcing the 2023 ba...

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