§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will make a statement on existing targets set to minimise waste within his Department; [11527]
(2) what plans he has to introduce a waste minimisation strategy for his Department. [11526]
§ Angela EagleThe former Department of the Environment and the Department of Transport set targets, respectively, for a 15 and 20 per cent. reduction in waste from their headquarter buildings by March 1998. An appropriate waste minimisation target and strategy for the new Department is being considered.
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§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the amount, and proportion, of paper recycled by his Department in each of the last five years. [11528]
§ Angela EagleThe amount of paper recycled for the Department's headquarters buildings is as follows:
Year Total paper recycled in DETR HQ buildings (Tonnes) 1992–1993 202 1993–1994 220 1994–1995 198 1995–1996 146 1996–1997 119 Total1992–97 885