Question follow-through · 92221

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the impairment fee on financial pressures on the British brewing sector.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the impairment fee on financial pressures on the British brewing sector.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Incorporating impairment provisions for bad debt in a cost recovery scheme is an expected consideration of Government as detailed in Managing Public Money guidelines and is common practice when setting fees. Additionally, Managing Public Money guidelines ...

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