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To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Australia on the implementation of standardised packaging for tobacco in that country.
[133359]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Australia on the implementation of standardised packaging for tobacco in that country.
[133359]
The Department has received many thousands of responses to the “Consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products” from a range of interested parties. The Department is in the process of collating and analysing these responses. We will give full and proper consideration to all of the responses received, as well as to the evidence, and other relevant information, before making any decisions on future policy for tobacco packaging.
No current health minister has met with any Australian health minister to specifically discuss standardised packaging of tobacco products. However, I met with Senator the hon. Kim Carr, the Australian Minister for Human Services on 6 December 2012, where he discussed experiences in Australia.
Contact is also maintained at official level with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing regarding tobacco control.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central of 28 November 2012, Official Report, columns 377-8W, on smoking: young people, when he expects his Department to have finished considering the consultation responses, evidence and other information on standardised packaging...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Barnsley Central of 28 November 2012, Official Report, columns 377-8W, on smoking: young people, when he expects his Department to have finished considering the consultation responses, evidence and other information on standardised packaging...
The Department has received many thousands of responses to the “Consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products” from a range of interested parties. The Department is in the process of collating and analysing these responses. We will give full and proper consideration to all of the responses received, as well as to the evidence, and other relevant information, before making any decisions on future policy for tobacco packaging.
No current Health Minister has met with any Australian Health Minister to discuss standardised packaging of tobacco products. However, contact is maintained at official level with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing regarding tobacco control.
The Government have an open mind on whether standardised packaging should be introduced. To inform responses to this consultation and any subsequent policy-making, the Department of Health in England commissioned a systematic review of the evidence on plain tobacco packaging. The review was supported through the Public Health Research Consortium (PHRC), a network of researchers funded by the Department's Policy Research programme. The review was undertaken by academics at the University of Stirling, the University of Nottingham and the Institute of Education, London. The resulting report has been peer-reviewed in accordance with the Department's Research Governance Framework10 and is available on the PHRC's website at:
http://phrc.lshtm.ac.uk/project_2011-2016_006.html
The PHRC report represents the work and views of the authors, not necessarily those of the Department.
My honourable friend the Minister for Disabled People (Esther McVey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I would like to make a Statement on Remploy to update the House on the next steps in the reforms that my predecessor as Minister for Disabled People, the right honourable Member for Basingstoke,...
My honourable friend the Minister for Disabled People (Esther McVey) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I would like to make a Statement on Remploy to update the House on the next steps in the reforms that my predecessor as Minister for Disabled People, the right honourable Member for Basingstoke,...
I would like to make a statement on Remploy to update the House on the next steps in the reforms that my predecessor as Minister for Disabled People, my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Maria Miller), set out in this House on 10 July 2012, Official Report, column...
I would like to make a statement on Remploy to update the House on the next steps in the reforms that my predecessor as Minister for Disabled People, my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Maria Miller), set out in this House on 10 July 2012, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many responses he received from (a) the plastics manufacturing industry (b) environmental organisations and (c) other stakeholders to the Consultation on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012;
[129052]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many responses he received from (a) the plastics manufacturing industry (b) environmental organisations and (c) other stakeholders to the Consultation on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012;
[129052]
The consultation on higher packaging recovery and recycling targets for 2013-17 ran from 16 December 2011 until 10 February 2012. During this period DEFRA officials held 15 different meetings with groups of interested parties, including representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry.
The consultation attracted three formal responses from plastic manufacturers (Nampak, RPC, BPI). There were three responses from trade associations representing the plastic manufacturing sector (BPF, PAFA, Plastics 2020).
There were two responses from trade associations representing the wider plastic sector (Recoup, BPF Recycling Group) and six from plastic reprocessors (Closed Loop, Revalue Tech, Axion Polymers, PlasRecycle, SGL Fibers).
87 responses were received from stakeholders representing the other materials included in the consultation (paper, glass, aluminium, steel and wood), local authorities, trade associations, packaging compliance schemes and reprocessors. There were no responses from environmental NGOs.
After the decision on targets was announced in this year's Budget in March, the Department received a number of letters and other correspondence from representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry regarding the regulations. Officials also spoke at the BPF Recycling Seminar “Achieving Plastics Recycling Targets” on 11 October.
The Under-Secretary of State, my noble Friend Lord de Mauley, met with representatives of the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 8 November to discuss the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
Following this meeting, officials met with the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 13 November.
(2) what representations he has received from the plastics manufacturing industry in respect of the consultation on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012;
[129050]
Mark Pawsey:
(2) what representations he has received from the plastics manufacturing industry in respect of the consultation on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012;
[129050]
Mark Pawsey:
The consultation on higher packaging recovery and recycling targets for 2013-17 ran from 16 December 2011 until 10 February 2012. During this period DEFRA officials held 15 different meetings with groups of interested parties, including representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry.
The consultation attracted three formal responses from plastic manufacturers (Nampak, RPC, BPI). There were three responses from trade associations representing the plastic manufacturing sector (BPF, PAFA, Plastics 2020).
There were two responses from trade associations representing the wider plastic sector (Recoup, BPF Recycling Group) and six from plastic reprocessors (Closed Loop, Revalue Tech, Axion Polymers, PlasRecycle, SGL Fibers).
87 responses were received from stakeholders representing the other materials included in the consultation (paper, glass, aluminium, steel and wood), local authorities, trade associations, packaging compliance schemes and reprocessors. There were no responses from environmental NGOs.
After the decision on targets was announced in this year's Budget in March, the Department received a number of letters and other correspondence from representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry regarding the regulations. Officials also spoke at the BPF Recycling Seminar “Achieving Plastics Recycling Targets” on 11 October.
The Under-Secretary of State, my noble Friend Lord de Mauley, met with representatives of the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 8 November to discuss the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
Following this meeting, officials met with the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 13 November.
(3) what meetings he held with representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
[129051]
Mark Pawsey:
(3) what meetings he held with representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry on the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
[129051]
Mark Pawsey:
The consultation on higher packaging recovery and recycling targets for 2013-17 ran from 16 December 2011 until 10 February 2012. During this period DEFRA officials held 15 different meetings with groups of interested parties, including representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry.
The consultation attracted three formal responses from plastic manufacturers (Nampak, RPC, BPI). There were three responses from trade associations representing the plastic manufacturing sector (BPF, PAFA, Plastics 2020).
There were two responses from trade associations representing the wider plastic sector (Recoup, BPF Recycling Group) and six from plastic reprocessors (Closed Loop, Revalue Tech, Axion Polymers, PlasRecycle, SGL Fibers).
87 responses were received from stakeholders representing the other materials included in the consultation (paper, glass, aluminium, steel and wood), local authorities, trade associations, packaging compliance schemes and reprocessors. There were no responses from environmental NGOs.
After the decision on targets was announced in this year's Budget in March, the Department received a number of letters and other correspondence from representatives of the plastics manufacturing industry regarding the regulations. Officials also spoke at the BPF Recycling Seminar “Achieving Plastics Recycling Targets” on 11 October.
The Under-Secretary of State, my noble Friend Lord de Mauley, met with representatives of the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 8 November to discuss the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
Following this meeting, officials met with the British Plastics Federation, the Packaging and Film Association and PlasticsEurope on 13 November.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration he gave to representations from the plastics manufacturing industry when formulating the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
[129049]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration he gave to representations from the plastics manufacturing industry when formulating the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
[129049]
All representations and evidence received as part of the consultation process were considered carefully when developing the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
My Lords, these regulations seek to set new recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste for 2013 to 2017.
Packaging performs an important role. Last year 11 million tonnes of packaging were used in the United Kingdom to get products from where they were produced to where they were consumed with...
My Lords, these regulations seek to set new recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste for 2013 to 2017.
Packaging performs an important role. Last year 11 million tonnes of packaging were used in the United Kingdom to get products from where they were produced to where they were consumed with...
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for explaining so clearly the purpose of these regulations. I suspect that over the past couple of weeks he has had to undergo something of a crash course in recycling and the associated functions that go with it. Later I will...
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for explaining so clearly the purpose of these regulations. I suspect that over the past couple of weeks he has had to undergo something of a crash course in recycling and the associated functions that go with it. Later I will...
My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for introducing these draft regulations and setting out the objectives that he and his department seek to achieve. I preface my remarks by declaring an interest as a non-executive director of British Polythene Industries, Europe’s largest manufacturer and recycler of polythene products....
My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend for introducing these draft regulations and setting out the objectives that he and his department seek to achieve. I preface my remarks by declaring an interest as a non-executive director of British Polythene Industries, Europe’s largest manufacturer and recycler of polythene products....
My Lords, given the debate so far, the Minister might be pleased to know that we support these regulations which build on the 2007 regulations brought in by the last Government. Obviously we are mindful of the impact assessment on the estimate that £400 million-worth of overall benefits have derived...
My Lords, given the debate so far, the Minister might be pleased to know that we support these regulations which build on the 2007 regulations brought in by the last Government. Obviously we are mindful of the impact assessment on the estimate that £400 million-worth of overall benefits have derived...
Perhaps I may remind the noble Lord that the policy produced by the industry—the Plastics 2020 Challenge—continues to 2020. The industry would ensure by then that nothing will go to landfill.
Perhaps I may remind the noble Lord that the policy produced by the industry—the Plastics 2020 Challenge—continues to 2020. The industry would ensure by then that nothing will go to landfill.
In making that comment, the noble Lord reinforces his point that engagement with the industry is a wise course, alongside engagement with the recycling industry, which stands to gain more business and more employment as a result of these regulations.
In making that comment, the noble Lord reinforces his point that engagement with the industry is a wise course, alongside engagement with the recycling industry, which stands to gain more business and more employment as a result of these regulations.
My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords for taking the time to get into this very complicated subject and to debate these important issues today. I listened very carefully to the points made, including two very specific concerns about aspects of the regulations, and will try to answer as...
My Lords, I start by thanking noble Lords for taking the time to get into this very complicated subject and to debate these important issues today. I listened very carefully to the points made, including two very specific concerns about aspects of the regulations, and will try to answer as...
Does the Minister think that the two trade associations whose representatives he met, the British Plastics Federation and the Packaging and Films Association, represent only a small part of the industry? That is not the impression they gave me.
Does the Minister think that the two trade associations whose representatives he met, the British Plastics Federation and the Packaging and Films Association, represent only a small part of the industry? That is not the impression they gave me.
My Lords, the calculations I have been given indicate what I have just stated. Furthermore, I understand that there were opposing views even among the members of those associations who responded to the consultation. I do not argue with the fact that there has been opposition and that it is...
My Lords, the calculations I have been given indicate what I have just stated. Furthermore, I understand that there were opposing views even among the members of those associations who responded to the consultation. I do not argue with the fact that there has been opposition and that it is...
I have a question about the Advisory Committee on Packaging. It used to be an arm’s-length body, but after the review it was taken into Defra. I think that this Committee would find it valuable to know what opposition was expressed within that committee. Is the Minister willing to publish...
I have a question about the Advisory Committee on Packaging. It used to be an arm’s-length body, but after the review it was taken into Defra. I think that this Committee would find it valuable to know what opposition was expressed within that committee. Is the Minister willing to publish...
If I may, I shall come to the advisory committee later in the debate.
My noble friend Lord Jenkin referred to his concerns about the achievability of the targets. I shall go into some detail on that because I think it will be helpful to noble Lords. The 42% recycling rate...
If I may, I shall come to the advisory committee later in the debate.
My noble friend Lord Jenkin referred to his concerns about the achievability of the targets. I shall go into some detail on that because I think it will be helpful to noble Lords. The 42% recycling rate...