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date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Glass: Landfill Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason glass is classed as a qualifying material for the lower rate of landfill tax; and what plans he has to review that classification as part of plans to move towards circular economies.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	179045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Materials liable for the lower rate of landfill tax, including glass, are listed in the 2011 Qualifying Materials Order. When assessing which materials are liable for the lower rate, the Government considers whether they are non-hazardous, have low potential for greenhouse gas emissions and have low polluting potential in the landfill environment. Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/excise-notice-lft1-a-general-guide-to-landfill-tax/excise-notice-lft1-a-general-guide-to-landfill-tax#lower-rate-qualifying-material" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/excise-notice-lft1-a-general-guide-to-landfill-tax/excise-notice-lft1-a-general-guide-to-landfill-tax#lower-rate-qualifying-material</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the landfill tax rate for glass, though HM Treasury continues to keep tax policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/04/2021 13:03:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1307986

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Construction: Materials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to consult the construction industry on the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility for certain construction materials set out in the Government’s waste and resource strategy published in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	179046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reviewing and consulting on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and other measures for certain Construction and Demolition sector products by the end of 2025. Stakeholder engagement will commence shortly. The Government is engaging with the sector through the industry-led Green Construction Board, including supporting the production of a roadmap to zero avoidable waste for the construction sector. This is due to be published in the next few months.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/04/2021 14:54:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1307987

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Glass: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantities of flat glass currently recycled through end-of-life vehicle authorised treatment facilities.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	179047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>For 2018, some 1.4 million end-of-life vehicles passed through authorised treatment facilities (ATFs). It is estimated that around 10,000 tonnes of glass were recycled. Processing of this glass occurred further down the treatment chain after initial depollution of vehicles at ATFs.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/04/2021 13:05:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman