HL Deb 08 July 1998 vol 591 cc140-1WA
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the contract to recycle spent fluorescent tubes across the government estate has now been let. [HL2660]

Baroness Hayman

The call-off contract has just been awarded to Biffa Waste Services Limited by the Disposal Sales Agency who will manage it on behalf of participating Government departments. My right honourable friend the Minister for the Environment has written to "green" Ministers to promote its use across Whitehall. This initiative is in keeping with the Government's consultation paper on the waste strategy for England and Wales.