Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed new extended producer responsibility scheme on (a) retailers, (b) food and drink manufacturers and (c) other producers affected by that scheme in the UK.

We published an Impact Assessment alongside the Government Response to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging setting out the costs and benefits of the policy. This includes the potential impact on obligated businesses. We continue to engage with obligated businesses as we prepare for implementation and as we develop the next phases of EPR.