§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what use his Department makes of British made recycled paper for letterhead stationery and notepads.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1987]: None of the letterhead stationery or notepads used in my Department is made entirely of recycled material. The papers currently used offer better value for money, and a substantial proportion can contain recycled fibre if the supplying mills wish to use it. I chaired a conference on 22 January which explored the scope for extending the production, supply and use of United Kingdom printing and writing papers containing recycled fibre. One of the results of this conference was an agreement to examine the use of writing paper with a recycled content by public sector bodies. My Department will be part of this exercise, which will examine whether an increase in the use of such paper can be justified on economic grounds.