§ Lord Lucasasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Whitty on 23 January (WA 208), whether they wish to update any of the figures for recycling contained therein. [HL3300]
§ Lord WhittyFollowing the Written Answer I gave on 23 January,Official Report, WA 208, I would like to update the figures I gave for amount of paper and board recycled.
The figures given in the Written Answer on 23 January related to 1998, and updated figures for 1998 and subsequent years have since been provided. The updated figure for paper and board recycled in 1998 is 4,654,400 tonnes. In 1999, 4,753,000 tonnes of paper and board were recycled and 4,882,200 tonnes were recycled in 2000.