Question follow-through · 47386

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to revise guidance issued to producers on obligations under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to revise guidance issued to producers on obligations under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

  2. 28 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The pEPR Scheme Administrator, working with the relevant UK regulator, will revise producer guidance, where appropriate, to assist them in understanding and meeting their obligations under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging W...

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