§ Sir Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will report on the progress of the antilitter campaign and in particular on the work of Mr. Richard Branson in this respect.
§ Mr. TrippierUK2000, under Mr. Richard Branson's chairmanship, is now undertaking practical work to improve the environment. A part of this work involves action to tackle litter, but it includes many other types of project.
At the end of June UK2000 had 214 projects under way. A total of 3,900 community programme workers and 7,000 volunteers worked on these projects. Nearly £750,000 private sector sponsorship in cash and kind has been attracted. UK2000 seeks to ensure that projects are of high quality and that g000d training and work experience is offered to participants.
The priorities for UK2000 as it enters its second year are to develop more innovative and major environmental projects and to explore the potential for creating new enterprises from environmental improvement.