§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what construction and refurbishment her Department is undertaking; at what locations; and what measures are being implemented to ensure that all timber used(a) on the construction sites and (b) in the final projects will come from legal and sustainable sources. [158102]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its executive agencies are undertaking the following construction and refurbishment projects valued at over £100,000
New technical buildings for the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge;New farm buildings for the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge;New lifts for the Rural Payments Agency, Carlisle;Office redevelopment in Whitehall, London;Office refurbishment in Millbank, London.Procurement centres in Defra and its executive agencies have been issued with guidance, including a model specification clause and contract condition, which explains how to seek to acquire timber and wood products from legal and sustainable sources. Contractors for the projects listed above are required to supply timber from legal and sustainable sources. Building site supervisors are instructed to monitor compliance with these contract requirements.