A question on #Metals #Recycling tabled by Ruth Jones on 03-12-2024 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Metals: Recycling
Question ID: 1746669
UIN: 17759
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-03
Asking Member ID: 4716
Asking Member display name: Ruth Jones
Asking Member handle: RuthJonesLabour
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RuthJonesLabour
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recycling precious metals found in (a) smartphones, (b) laptops and (c) other devices on the economy.
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Date answered: 2024-12-10
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: Defra has not made the assessment requested. However, the industry group Material Focus, a not-for-profit organisation funded through industry compliance fee monies raised under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations has under...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true