Question follow-through · 112694
Deposit Return Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including glass in the proposed deposit protection scheme.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including glass in the proposed deposit protection scheme.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
Following consultations in 2019 and 2021, an extensive review of evidence was carried out in addition to engagement with industry stakeholders which informed our decision to exclude glass drinks containers from the Deposit Return Scheme. Glass drinks cont...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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