§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on progress in establishing an office waste minimisation strategy for his Department indicating the targets set. [24499]
§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 3 April 1993]: The principle of waste minimisation is already an intrinsic part of the Department's "green housekeeping" policy. With regard to targets set, we are awaiting the outcome of the Department's study into the appropriateness or otherwise of an environmental management system and, to avoid duplication across Government Departments, the Department of the Environment's pilot study on waste minimisation.