§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been spent in the United Kingdom on setting up and running the 511W Eco-Labelling Board; how many products have received an eco-label; and how many items of each labelled product have so far been sold.
§ Mr. AtkinsTotal expenditure, to date, in setting up and running the United Kingdom Eco-labelling Board amounts to £1.7 million. This expenditure covers the costs of setting up the board, promoting the scheme nationally, assisting the European Commission in developing ecological criteria and processing applications from United Kingdom manufacturers.
To date, the eco-label has been awarded to seven models of washing machine in Hoover's "New Wave" range. We do not have any information on the number of eco-labelled products sold.