Producer Responsibility Group on Packaging

HC Deb 24 January 1996 vol 270 c237W

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment who are the current members of the producer responsibility group on packaging. [11180]

Mr. Clappison

The producer responsibility group presented its final report to Government in November 1994 and subsequently disbanded. At present, many businesses in the packaging industry are members of the Valpak working representative advisory committee—V-WRAG. Industry has also proposed that a committee be set up to advise the Secretary of State on the drafting and implementation of the regulations on producer responsibility for packaging, and on arrangements for carrying out review of the legal obligation. The Government intend to make an announcement on this shortly.