Written question asked by Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What estimate his Department has made of the cost for the packaging waste industry of complying with the proposed new Packaging Waste Regulations; and what was the outcome of this assessment. - Inc ref to 277 c73-5W and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Waste - A Consultation Paper (in Lib).

Answer: Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate his Department has made of the cost for the packaging waste industry of complying with the proposed new packaging waste regulations; and what was the outcome of this assessment.[29924] Mr. Clappison: A preliminary cost compliance assessment for implementation of this directive was set out in "Producer Responsibility for Packaging Waste-- A Consultation Paper"--published in May 1995, a copy of which is in the Library. That assessment is currently being revised. I hope to publish it shortly for consultation alongside the draft regulations on implementation of the directive on the basis set out in the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment to my hon. Friend the hon. member for Eastbourne on 7 May 1996, Official Report columns 73-75.

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