Paul Kohler MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18427More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held with the Welsh Government on the differentiation of identical glass containers in scope of the Deposit Return Scheme in Wales and Extended Prod

    Answer: Defra officials engaged extensively with Welsh Government on its decision to include single-use glass containers in its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). This led to an agreement by UK Government to an exclusion from the UK Internal Market Act 2020. Welsh Gove...

    Answered 17 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18426More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an interim solution to the exemption process for non-household waste under Extended Producer Responsibility regulations will cover non-household drinks containers supplied indi

    Answer: Defra is working closely with stakeholders on potential changes to the household packaging definition in the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations, including interim and longer-term approaches to dual-use packaging. Any approac...

    Answered 17 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18425More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a proposed interim solution to the exemption process for non-household waste under Extended Producer Responsibility regulations.

    Answer: Defra is working closely with stakeholders on potential changes to the household packaging definition in the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations, including interim and longer-term approaches to dual-use packaging. No final da...

    Answered 17 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Spirits and Wines: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18424More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason her Department is considering box-level Not for EU labelling of wine and spirits in Northern Ireland.

    Answer: The UK is committed to full, faithful, and timely implementation of the Windsor Framework, including the 'Not for EU' labelling requirements of the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme. Defra continually reviews compliance with the Windsor Framework to...

    Answered 16 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Work and Pensions3
Department of Health and Social Care2
Home Office2
Treasury2

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