§ Mr. DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his policy on the recycling of materials produced by his Department. [107388]
§ Ms Beverley HughesMy Department's policy is to promote recycling of office waste. Our target is to recover 40 per cent. of total office waste, with at least 25 per cent. coming from recycling or composting, in 2000–01 and to continue to increase the amount recovered and recycled by 10 per cent. each year to achieve 70 per cent. recovery or recycling in 2003–04.
§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish tables showing the levels achieved by each local authority in relation to the percentage of household rubbish recycled. [107959]
§ Mr. MullinI have placed a list in the House of Commons Library setting out ranges of household recycling rates for local authorities in England and Wales based on data from the 1997–98 Municipal Waste Survey.