§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill. [87798]
§ Mr. MealeOne of the aims of this Bill is to increase the amount of recycled newsprint used in newspapers and magazines. We support that aim. We are giving serious consideration to what measures will need to be taken to achieve this, including an assessment of the impact and practicalities of a statutory scheme such as the one my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor) has proposed.
We have not ruled out the possibility of introducing legislation ourselves, perhaps under existing powers.