Written Question · S6W-12245 · Session 6
Whether it will undertake an analysis of the impacts of the Deposit Return Scheme on customers who use food delivery platforms and, if so, …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake an analysis of the impacts of the Deposit Return Scheme on customers who use food delivery platforms and, if so, by what date this analysis will be published.
The answer
The amended final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), published on 22 December 2021, gave our assessment of the impact of DRS on online sales. The BRIA is available here; see paragraphs 215-218:
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/impact-assessment/2021/12/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment/documents/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria/govscot%3Adocument/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria.pdf
As stated in the response to S6W-12236 on 1 December 2022, we are considering measures to address concerns that have been raised by industry, including representatives of the food delivery industry, regarding the obligation to provide a takeback service for scheme articles sold online under DRS.
Customers buying drinks through online sales do not have to use the takeback service provided and can return their empty containers to any return point.
All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/impact-assessment/2021/12/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment/documents/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria/govscot%3Adocument/deposit-return-scheme-scotland-final-business-regulatory-impact-assessment-bria.pdf
As stated in the response to S6W-12236 on 1 December 2022, we are considering measures to address concerns that have been raised by industry, including representatives of the food delivery industry, regarding the obligation to provide a takeback service for scheme articles sold online under DRS.
Customers buying drinks through online sales do not have to use the takeback service provided and can return their empty containers to any return point.
All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-12245 by reference.