questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme on costs for (a) businesses and (b) consumers.
answerText: Defra has assessed costs and benefits of a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers (DRS) through the DRS impact assessment. Defra published the first impact assessment on DRS in 2019 and a subsequent update to the consultation analysis with a further ...
heading: Deposit Return Schemes: Costs