§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to introduce a mandatory minimum proportion of recycled fibre content in newsprint.
§ Mr. Atkins[holding answer 20 June 1994]: Our policy is to help promote waste minimisation and value recovery from waste, including recycling, through the producer responsibility initiative. This entails an industry assuming a share of the responsibility for dealing with the waste arising from its products. In the case of the newsprint industry, our discussions have focused on the proportion of recycled fibre content in newsprint. Under this broad approach, the solutions which are adopted are likely to be more flexible and cost-effective than a statutorily imposed regime.
Mean and median net rents by tenancy type—Great Britain1 (£ per annum) Rented privately Rented from local authority Rented from housing association Unfurnished Furnished Year Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median 1988 490 420 640 760 890 750 1,590 1,310 1989 500 500 600 700 900 800 1,800 1,300 1990 650 560 780 840 1,270 990 2,440 1,720 1991 720 570 760 780 1,470 1,040 2,830 1,890 1992 750 540 990 830 1,730 1,280 2,640 2,280 1 Net rent is gross rent less any rent rebate (Housing benefit) received. Source: Family Expenditure Survey.
The rents shown are from sample surveys ans are subject to sampling error. This accounts for some of the apparent year to year variations.