§ Mr. DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his policy on the recycling of material produced by his Department. [108473]
§ Yvette CooperThe Department fully supports the Green Ministers' target for Government Departments of recovering a minimum of 40 per cent. of total office waste, with at least 25 per cent. coming from recycling or composting, in 2000–01. This target has recently been incorporated into the Department's environmental strategy and a waste audit has recently been commissioned to review our recycling schemes to ensure the target is met.
Our associate bodies are being asked to support the Department's environmental strategy and adopt the Green Ministers' target.