HC Deb 04 February 1997 vol 289 c530W
14. Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received regarding the regulations on producer responsibility for packaging waste. [12514]

Mr. Gummer

The regulations were laid on 29 January and are based on the industry agreement reached on 15 December 1995. The final version of the regulations took into account responses representing more than 53,000 businesses.