§ Mr. StunellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made with the review of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations; when she intends to table amendments; and if she will make a statement on the factors she will take into account when doing so. [28661]
§ Angela EagleI have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton (Mr. O'Brien) by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment on 17 December 1997, Official Report, columns 193–94.
The Advisory Committee has made a good start on its work and held hearings with representatives of small retailers, wholesalers and the waste industry. Representations on the matters to be covered by the review may be made either to the Advisory Committee or to my Department.