HC Deb 04 December 1980 vol 995 c251W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the latest reliable indications on the trend of the British market for wastepaper by (a) volume and (b) price.

Mr. David Mitchell

In the nine months ended September 1980 United Kingdom paper makers' consumption of wastepaper was 3 per cent, lower by volume than in the same period in 1979. No reliable indicator on prices is available nationally.

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