Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13859

Recycling: Public Houses

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the financial impact of Extended Producer Responsibility on pubs.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government published an updated assessment in October 2024 of the impact of introducing Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) when the regulations were laid before Parliament. The assessment considered impacts on packaging producers as...

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