HC Deb 16 July 2002 vol 389 cc248-9W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research his Department has commissioned on the environmental impact of chipboard manufacture. [68353]

Mr. Jamieson

I have been asked to reply.

Responsibility for environmental matters rests with the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency. Neither DEFRA, the Environment Agency, nor the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have commissioned any research into the environmental impact of chipboard manufacture.