Motor Vehicles: Recycling

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 28 April 2026.

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Photo of Michael Wheeler Michael Wheeler Labour, Worsley and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of excluding UK recyclate from the End of Life Vehicles regulations on (a) the environment and (b) the plastics industry.

Photo of Michael Wheeler Michael Wheeler Labour, Worsley and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet with the UK plastics recycling industry to discuss the exclusion of UK recyclate from the End of Life Vehicles regulations.

Photo of Mary Creagh Mary Creagh The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We are monitoring ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in Europe’ clauses included in legislation and strategies. We are working across government departments and with key industry stakeholders to understand potential impacts. The government is also reviewing the new EU circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles to determine the potential impacts for UK businesses. We recognise the interconnected nature of the automotive industry between UK and EU markets, and we will work with industry and other key stakeholders to assess the implications of the EU’s new regulations, particularly on end-of-life vehicles.

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