Question follow-through · 51346

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with international investors on the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on the attractiveness of the UK as an investment destination.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
14 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with international investors on the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on the attractiveness of the UK as an investment destination.

  2. 14 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

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  4. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer corrected

    As part of the Government’s broader Collection and Packaging Reforms Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging will provide regulatory certainty necessary to support investment in recycling and reprocessing infrastructure across the UK and support ...

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