Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department made of the (a) economic and (b) environmental impact of exporting aluminium scrap from beverage packaging to countries outside the European Union.

The Department for Business and Trade has not conducted an assessment of the economic and environmental impacts of exporting aluminium scrap to non-EU countries.

However, the Government recognises the importance of a circular economy for aluminium and is actively listening to the perspectives of all involved parties.