§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he proposes to permit a temporary exemption to landfill tax for those local authorities who have to dispose of unsold paper for recycling, having collected the paper to meet the Government's target for recycling waste by 2000. [8920]
§ Mr. KynochThe scope of the tax is a matter for consideration by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.