§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to introduce a waste minimisation strategy for her Department. [11568]
§ Clare ShortMy Department intends to review its management practices to ensure that we maximise energy efficiency, recycling and water saving. The review will include an examination of waste.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on existing targets set to minimise waste in her Department. [11569]
§ Clare ShortThere are no existing formal waste minimisation targets although my Department recycles paper and glass. Energy-efficient lighting and state-of-the-art boiler controls have been introduced in the Department's building in East Kilbride and an energy efficiency audit has also been commissioned. The506W Department rents its London and overseas offices, and pursues energy-efficient policies within the constraints of rented property.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the amount, and proportion, of paper recycled by her Department in each of the last five years. [11570]
§ Clare ShortRecords of waste paper recycling are incomplete, but the estimated quantities recycled in each of the last five years are:
- 1992–93: 29.7 tonnes
- 1993–94: 31.0 tonnes
- 1994–95: 31.2 tonnes
- 1995–96: 30.4 tonnes
- 1996–97: 29.0 tonnes
Data on paper usage for each of the last five years could be provided only at disproportionate expense, but the quantity recycled in 1996–97 is estimated to represent approximately 27.5 per cent. of supplies purchased in that year.