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date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to introduce the plastic packaging tax announced in the 2018 Budget.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	274573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced his intention to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic waste through the introduction of a new tax on plastic packaging which does not contain a sufficient amount of recycled content. Earlier this year, the government launched a consultation seeking views on the initial proposed design for the tax. This closed in May and the government intends to publish a summary of responses in due course.</p><p> </p><p>As with any new tax, extensive work must be carried out before implementation, to ensure the tax operates effectively. The new tax will be introduced in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/07/2019 16:49:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

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date	01/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to respond to calls from the Association of Accounting Technicians to reduce the use of single-use plastics by (1) encouraging the development of alternatives, and (2) penalising the use of single-use plastic through (a) taxation, (b) charges, and (c) incentivising behaviour change.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>At Spring Statement, the Chancellor launched a call for evidence, aimed at tackling the plastic problem. This call for evidence will explore how the tax system or charges can be used to reduce single-plastic waste and make the production and consumption of single-use plastics more sustainable. <br> <br> The Chancellor further supported this goal by committing £20m to businesses and universities, acting now to stimulate new thinking and develop alternative solutions in this area.</p><p>The call for evidence closes on 18 May. The government will outline how it plans to proceed once we have analysed the responses</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/05/2018 16:16:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool