Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 8 July 2025.
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic and Labour Party, Belfast South and Mid Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing the set-up costs for the Deposit Return Scheme.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers in England is industry-led, funded by producers and delivered by producers and retailers collectively through the Deposit Management Organisation. Most international schemes follow this model.
The appointment of UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd (UK DMO) was made by the UK Government in May 2025 as the operator of the Deposit Return Scheme in England.
DRS costs are the responsibility of UK DMO.
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