Waste Strategy

HC Deb 11 December 1995 vol 268 cc515-6W

Mr. Matthew Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to publish the waste strategy for England and Wales. [5657]

Mr. Gummer

The waste White Paper, "Making Waste Work: A strategy for sustainable waste management in England and Wales", will be published on 12 December. It builds on the ideas set out in the sustainable development strategy, published in January 1994. The strategy aims to improve the way we manage our waste. Only by taking responsibility for the waste we produce can we ensure that our environment is protected both now and for future generations.

Copies will be available in the Libraries of both Houses.