Asked by: Cherilyn Mackrory (Conservative - Truro and Falmouth)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on introducing a Deposit Return Scheme.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
A second consultation on introducing a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was held last year. Government is analysing the responses to that consultation, with a view to publishing a government response soon.