Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Thursday, 14 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 April 2022. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 25 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal obligation on retailers to donate all revenues raised from the plastic bag levy to charitable causes.
- Answer
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No assessment has been made. Retailers have donated nearly £190 million to good causes from the charge since its introduction and the number of bags sold by the main retailers in England has fallen by 95%. Defra publishes a summary of data that includes the amounts of money given to good causes: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carrier-bag-charge-summary-of-data-in-england.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 154241
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Charitable donations Fees and charges Plastic bags
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- 2022-04-25 19:09:48 +0100
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