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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Department has to undertake a comprehensive review of packaging Extended Producer Responsibility; when that review will commence; and whether it will examine alternative approaches to achieving the scheme's environmental objectives.

The Government will undertake a post-implementation review of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging by 31 December 2028, and an impact and economic evaluation of the Collection and Packaging Reforms is scheduled to be delivered in 2029. These will assess implementation, performance, outcomes, whether the policy remains appropriate, and improvement opportunities.