Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Plastic Packaging Tax in raising the volume of recycled plastic used in packaging materials.

The Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced in April 2022 to encourage businesses to include more recycled plastic in packaging. This will increase demand for recycled plastic, which will stimulate increased levels of recycling and collection of plastic waste.

In April 2023 the government announced it will evaluate the Plastic Packaging Tax, using analysis of environmental and tax data to assess the impact of the measure.

Further information will be available in the evaluation plan, which will be published in due course.