§ 6. Mr. Costainasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the recommendations of a Working Party, set up by his predecessor in June, 1959, on the question of disposal of waste paper from Her Majesty's Government sources; and what has been done with the Government's confidential waste papers in the meantime.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydNo, Sir: it would not be in the public interest to do so. But I can tell my hon. Friend that I have accepted recommendations that in future all confidential waste paper shall be collected by official transport from the many points at which it arises, and either shredded or pulped under official supervision. Special steps were taken last year, with the co-operation of the trade, to guard against leakages while a fully comprehensive scheme was being worked out.
§ Mr. CostainI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that satisfactory Answer. Will he give an assurance that only firms which have facilities, or which are connected with mills with arrangements and facilities for shredding, will be asked to tender?