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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the information provided to businesses on preparing for the extended producer responsibility scheme for packaging.

To help businesses prepare, guidance and an obligation checker have been published on gov.uk. We are also running regular Business and Local Authority Readiness Forums to relay key information and answer key questions.

We are committed to continuing to work with businesses closely to ensure the quality of the guidance and information we provide. We will continue to review and update this information taking into account feedback provided to us.