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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-10-25more like thismore than 2018-10-25
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Treasury remove filter
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star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Beverage Containers: Taxation more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property 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
star this property tabling member constituency Carshalton and Wallington remove filter
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Tom Brake more like this
star this property uin 183830 more like this
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star this property 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
star this property answering member constituency Newark more like this
star this property answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
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less than 2018-10-31T16:23:57.31Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-31T16:23:57.31Z
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star this property label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Tom Brake more like this