Timber (Hansard, 19 November 2003)

§ Mr. Morley

Written replies to the Environment Minister's letter dated 19 September 2002 about timber procurement, and the follow up letter dated 7 April 2003, have not been received from the following local authoritiesAdur District Council, Allerdale District Council, Alnwick District Council, Ashfield District Council, Barking and Dagenham London Borough, Barnet London Borough, Barrow in Furness Borough Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Bedford Borough Council, Bexley London Borough, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Blyth Valley Borough Council, Bolsover District Council, Borough of Poole, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Breckland District Council, Brent London Borough, Bridgnorth Distict Council, Bromsgrove District Council, Broxbourne Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Cannock Chase District Council, Caradon District Council, Carlisle City Council, Carrick District Council, Castle Morpeth Borough Council, Castle Point District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Cherwell District Council, Cheshire County Council, Chester City Council, Chorley Borough Council, Christchurch Borough Council, Corby Borough Council, Corporation of London, Craven District Council, Crawley Borough Council, Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council, Cumbria County Council, Dacorum Borough Council, Dartford Borough Council, Daventry District Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Derwentside District Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Durham City Council, Ealing London Borough, Easington District Council, East Hampshire District Council. East Hertfordshire District Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Eden District Council, Ellesmere 908W Port and Neston Borough Council, Elmbridge Borough Council, Enfield London Borough, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, Erewash Borough Council, Fenland District Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Fylde Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Hackney London Borough, Halton Borough Council, Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough, Harborough District Council, Haringey London Borough, Hartlepool Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hillingdon London Borough, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, Isle of Wight Council, Isles of Scilly Council, Islington London Borough, Kennet District Council, Kettering Borough Council, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, Kingston Upon Thames Royal Borough Council, Lambeth London Borough, Leeds City Council, Lewisham London Borough, Lichfield District Council, Lincoln City Council, Maidstone Borough Council, Mendip District Council, Merton London Borough, Mid Suffolk District Council, Mid Sussex District Council, Middlesbrough Borough Council, Milton Keynes Council, Newcastle City Council, North Dorset District Council, North Hertfordshire District Council, North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, North Warwickshire Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, North Wiltshire District Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, Oswestry District Council, Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Pendle Borough Council, Penwith District Council, Peterborough City Council, Plymouth City Council, Preston District Council, Redditch Borough Council, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Restormel Borough Council, Richmond Upon Thames London Borough, Rochford District Council, Rother District Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Runnymede Borough Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council, Rutland County Council, Ryedale District Council, Sevenoaks District Council, Shropshire County Council, Slough Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, South Bedfordshire District Council, South Bucks District Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, South Derbyshire District Council, South Holland District Council, South Kesteven District Council, South Shropshire District Council, South Tyneside Met. Borough Council, Southampton City Council, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Southwark London Borough, St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Stafford Borough Council, Stevenage Borough Council, Stockton on Tees Borough Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, Sunderland City Metropolitan Borough Council, Surrey Heath Borough Council, Sutton London Borough, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council, Teesdale District Council, Teignbridge District Council, Test Valley Borough Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, Trafford Metro Borough Council, Tynedale District Council, Uttlesford District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, Vale Royal Borough Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Waltham Forest London Borough, Wansbeck District Council, Warrington Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council, Watford Borough Council, Waverley Borough Council, Wealden District Council, Welwyn Hatfield District Council, West Berkshire District Council, West Devon Borough Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, West Sussex County Council, West Wiltshire District Council, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Winchester City Council, Woking Borough Council, Worthing Borough Council, Wychavon District Council, Wyre Borough Council, York (City of) Council

§ Mr. Morley

All the local authorities that responded to the Environment Minister's letters dated 19 September 2002 and 7 April 2003 described their various policies for purchasing timber. Some authorities were in the process of reviewing their policies and others reported plans to undertake reviews or were considering making such plans. The authorities that responded are listed as followsAmber Valley Borough Council, Arun District Council, Ashford Borough Council, Aylesbury Vale District Council, Babergh District Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Basildon District Council, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bedfordshire County Council, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council, Birmingham Metropolitan City Council, Blaby District Council, Blackpool Borough Council, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Boston Borough Council, Bournemouth Borough Council, Bradford City Council, Braintree District Council, Brentwood Borough Council, Brighton and Hove Council, Bristol City Council, Broadland District Council, Bromley London Borough, Broxtowe Borough Council, Buckinghamshire County Council, Burnley Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Cambridge City Council, Camden London Borough, Canterbury City Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Chelmsford Borough Council, Chesterfield Borough Council, Chester-le-Street District Council, Chichester District Council, Chiltern District Council, Colchester Borough Council, Congleton Borough Council, Copeland Borough Council, Cornwall County Council, Cotswold District Council, Coventry City Council, Croydon London Borough, Darlington Borough Council, Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council, Dorset County Council, Dover District Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Durham County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, East Devon District Council, East Dorset District Council, East Lindsey District Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, East Staffordshire Borough Council, East Sussex County Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Eastleigh Borough Council, Epping Forest District Council, Essex County Council, Exeter City Council, Fareham Borough Council, Forest Heath District Council, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Gloucester City Council. Gloucestershire County Council, Gosport Borough Council, Greenwich London Borough, Guildford Borough Council, Hambleton District Council, Hampshire County Council, Harlow District Council, Harrogate Borough Council, Harrow London Borough Council, Hart District Council, Havant Borough Council, Havering London Borough, Herefordshire Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, High Peak Borough Council, Horsham District Council, Hounslow London Borough, Huntingdon District Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough, Kent County Council, Kerrier District Council, Kingston Upon Hull City Council, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancaster City Council, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council, Lewes District Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Liverpool City Council, Luton Borough Council, Macclesfield Borough Council, Maldon District Council, Malvern Hills District Council, Manchester City Council, Mansfield District Council, Medway Towns Council, Melton Borough Council, Mid Bedfordshire District Council, Mid Devon District Council, Mole Valley District Council, New Forest District Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Newham London Borough, Norfolk County Council, North Cornwall District Council, North Devon District Council, North East Derbyshire District Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, North Kesteven District Council, North Lincolnshire Council, North Norfolk District Council, North Shropshire District Council, North Somerset Council, North Yorkshire County Council, Northampton Borough Council, Northumberland County Council, Norwich City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth 910W Borough Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council, Purbeck District Council, Reading Borough Council, Redbridge London Borough, Redcar and Cleveland Council, Ribble Valley Borough Council, Richmondshire District Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Rossendale Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council, Rushmoor Borough Council. Salford City Council, Salisbury District Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Scarborough Borough Council, Sedgefield Borough District Council, Sedgemoor District Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Selby District Council, Sheffield City Council, Shepway District Council, Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, Somerset County Council, South Gloucestershire Council, South Hams District Council, South Lakeland District Council, South Norfolk District Council, South Northamptonshire Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, South Ribble District Council, South Somerset District Council, South Staffordshire District Council, Spelthorne Borough Council, St. Albans City and District Council, St. Edmundsbury Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Stratford-on- Avon District Council, Stroud District Council, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Suffolk County Council, Surrey County Council, Swale Borough Council, Swindon Borough Council, Tamworth Borough Council, Tandridge District Council, Telford and Wrekin Council, Tendring District Council, Thanet District Council, Thurrock Borough Council, Tonbridge and Mailing Borough Council, Torbay Council, Torridge District Council, Tower Hamlets London Borough, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Wandsworth London Borough, Warwick District Council, Waveney District Council, Wear Valley District Council, Wellingborough Borough Council, West Dorset District Council, West Lancashire District Council, West Lindsey District Council, West Somerset District Council, Westminster City Council, Wiltshire County Council, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council, Wirral Borough Metropolitan Council, Wokingham District Council, Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough, Worcester City Council, Worcestershire County Council, Wycombe District Council, Wyre Forest District Council,