A question on #Packaging #Recycling tabled by Greg Smith on 18-03-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Packaging: Recycling
Question ID: 1785701
UIN: 39095
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-18
Asking Member ID: 4778
Asking Member display name: Greg Smith
Asking Member handle: gregsmith_uk
Asking Member Twitter reference: @gregsmith_uk
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to mitigate the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on food and drink prices.
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: The aim of pEPR is to ensure businesses - rather than taxpayers - are responsible for the cost of dealing with packaging when it becomes waste. These regulations will encourage manufacturers to reduce the amount of packaging they use and increase recyclab...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true