§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures he is taking to assist environmental initiatives by the British paper and board industry.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 10 November 1989]: My Department and the Department of Trade and Industry are in regular contact with individual paper and board manufacturers and relevant trade associations with a view to encouraging the use of recycled paper and board. The Government, with leading paper and board manufacturers, held a series of seminars earlier this year throughout the United Kingdom on recycling waste paper for use as newsprint, to which there has been a very positive response.