§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to encourage the recycling of waste paper; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what his policy is on the recycling of paper; and if he has issued any advice to councils and other public bodies on this matter.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe Department of the Environment is co-operating with the Department of Trade and Industry in setting up a series of seminars, involving local authorities and others to encourage paper recycling where it is economically viable. The first is in London on 3 May. We also encourage local authorities and others to use recycled paper and to recycle their own waste where economically viable. This Department has used recycled letter headed paper for some years along with paper for many other purposes which is made wholly or partly from recycled fibre.