Timber (Hansard, 8 March 2001)

§ Ms Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department's annual report on timber procurement to the Committee of Green Ministers will be published. [152105]

§ Mr. Straw
The key information on the Department's procurement of timber will be published in the Green Ministers' Annual Report.

§ Ms Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much certified timber has been purchased by his Department over the past six months; and what proportion of total timber purchases this represents. [152145]

§ Mr. Straw
The Home Office does not have a system in place to provide data on the proportion of certified timber purchased.
The inter-departmental working group on timber is working to develop a common reporting template, which will form the basis of future reporting on timber procurement.