Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have met with representatives of the (i) Scottish and (iii) Welsh Government to discuss the potential scope of a deposit return scheme.

The Secretary of State has discussed deposit return schemes (DRS) with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham, Welsh Minister for Environment Hannah Blythyn and Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.

Defra officials have met their counterpart officials representing the Scottish and Welsh Governments to discuss the potential scope of a DRS.