§ Mr. JanmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's policy on promoting the use of recycled materials and renewable energies where relevant to his Department's activities.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe Department is investigating the use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF). At the present time one prison is utilising RDF as a replacement for coal on a long-term trial and three other prisons are being looked at to see if they are suitable to undertake similar trials.