United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 154241
Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
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14 April 2022
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25 April 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal obligation on retailers to donate all revenues raised from the plastic bag levy to charitable causes.
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14 April 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal obligation on retailers to donate all revenues raised from the plastic bag levy to charitable causes.
Source: Commons
25 April 2022
Answer
No assessment has been made. Retailers have donated nearly £190 million to good causes from the charge since its introduction and the number of bags sold by the main retailers in England has fallen by 95%. Defra publishes a summary of data that includes t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-04-14/154241
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1458024
- uk · wq-1458024 · source updated 25 April 2022