HC Deb 20 May 1999 vol 331 c418W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of the aggregates and other material from redundant roads is recycled and used in new roads. [84686]

Mr. Raynsford

There is no comprehensive statistical source from which this percentage can be calculated. A 1995–96 OECD Survey on recycling of road by-products reported in "Recycling Strategies for Road Works" (OECD 1997) found that in the UK 90 per cent. of reclaimed asphalt and 75 per cent. of concrete derived from old road pavements were recycled, but not necessarily for use in roads.