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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with producers of electrical equipment on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.

The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with producers of electrical equipment. Defra officials regularly and proactively engage with producers of electrical and electronic equipment on matters related to these Regulations. The Government will consult later this year on reforms that aim to drive up levels of collection of waste electricals for reuse and recycling. Producers of electrical equipment have been engaged throughout the development of these proposals and will be invited to respond to the consultation when it is published.