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Seeking views on our plans for the revised waste prevention programme for England.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A consultation on the draft regulations for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging across the UK.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The rationale behind the UK Government’s conditional agreement to the Scottish Government’s request for a UK internal market exclusion.
This technical consultation seeks views on draft regulations to amend the rules for claiming tax credits in certain circumstances in respect of Plastic Packaging Tax.
How the UK complies with its obligations under the Articles of the Convention on Nuclear Safety.
The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years. We want to hear from anyone who has a comment on any aspect of this document.
How the draft river basin management plans have been updated and a summary of the programmes of measures.
Environment Agency's plan on how they are engaging with the public and stakeholders on the environmental permitting of Sizewell C.
NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited applied for 3 environmental permits to operate Sizewell C. We want your views on our proposed decision and draft permits.
Seeking views on if we should set a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee for 2022 and how this should be managed.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
HMRC’s screening equality impact assessment of the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Seeking views on our plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers.
Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.
Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
We want your views on the draft plans to help shape the management of the water environment. They will help us update the current river basin management plans.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in devolved policy areas covering resources and waste.
Contractual documents and supporting information for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We are seeking views on our proposed reforms to the packaging waste recycling note (PRN) and packaging waste export recycling note (PERN) system.
These reports set out what progress has been made on the actions identified in the government’s litter strategy published in 2017.
We want your comments on options for changes to the attendance requirements for technically competent managers, on rules associated with the attendance requirements and implementation timescales.
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