Written question asked by Bill O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 1997. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will comment on his review of the Producers Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations; and when the review will commence; and what procedures it will follow; and if he will make it his policy to issue reprocessing certificates under the packaging waste regulations only to those companies which achieve the tonnage of waste in each material for which they have an obligation; and what representations he has received from the packaging industry concerning the compatibility of the practice of shared responsibility with free market principles; and what representations he has received from those businesses which are involved with the packaging waste regulations which have insufficient packaging waste arising from their businesses to meet their targets. - Inc details of review and ref to the Advisory Committee on Packaging dated 9 July 1996 and recommendations (in the Library).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 303 c193-4W; 19739;20106;20105;20104
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Industry Recycling Packaging Waste Packaging Advisory Committee Statutory instruments
Legislation: Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997