§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement in response to the recommendation of the Paper and Board Sector Working Party concerning the need to increase waste paper collection by local 374W authorities and the effect of current financial limitations on the expansion of such facilities.
§ Mr. MarksThe Government share the sector working party's concern about the fall in local authority collections of waste paper, and the Department will be inviting representatives of the paper industry and local authorities to a seminar to discuss the major difficulties and consider how far they may be capable of solution. Although I should not wish to anticipate the results, I think it unlikely that restrictions on capital expenditure are a decisive factor.