Question follow-through · 38574
Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes to legislation the Circular Economy Taskforce is considering to help increase the size of the repair and reuse economy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes to legislation the Circular Economy Taskforce is considering to help increase the size of the repair and reuse economy.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy. We have convened a Circular Economy Taskforce, comprising experts from industry, academia, and civil society, to help develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England. The strategy will m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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