| Heading: |
Packaging: Recycling |
| Question ID: |
1785704 |
| UIN: |
39098 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4778 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Greg Smith
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| Asking Member handle: |
gregsmith_uk
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@gregsmith_uk
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce (a) financial support and (b) tax relief for businesses impacted by extended producer responsibility. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1579 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mary Creagh
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| Answering Member handle: |
marycreagh_
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@marycreagh_
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| Answer text: |
The Government wants to see all businesses take steps to reduce packaging use, ensure packaging is easy to recycle, and where appropriate move to re-use systems. However, the pEPR scheme includes generous exemptions to reduce the burden on small producers... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |