Question follow-through · 90904
Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the potential merits of allowing unredeemed deposits within the Deposit Return Scheme to be retained by the De
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of the potential merits of allowing unredeemed deposits within the Deposit Return Scheme to be retained by the De
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring that the deposit return schemes operate effectively and that VAT is not a barrier on industry or UK DMO. VAT is a decision for HMRC Ministers. Defra continue to work with HMRC and will set out more detail regarding ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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