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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Beverage Containers: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report of the Environment Audit Committee, Disposable packing: coffee cups, published on 19 December 2017, HC 657, what steps he is taking to implement the Committee's recommendation to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups. more like this
tabling member constituency Carshalton and Wallington remove filter
tabling member printed
Tom Brake more like this
uin 183830 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The government recognises the problems caused by disposable cups, which are difficult to recycle and often littered. The government’s view is that a levy on all cups would not at this time be effective in encouraging widespread reuse.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses are already taking steps to limit their environmental impact, but the government expects industry to go further, and we will return to the issue if sufficient progress is not made.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we will look in the Resources and Waste Strategy at the best way to tackle the environmental impact of cups.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-31T16:23:57.31Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-31T16:23:57.31Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
151
label Biography information for Tom Brake remove filter