§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what ways environmentally sustainable procurement strategies within the Department have driven innovation in the design and supply of products. [159100]
§ Mr. IngramI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment on 10 .March 2004,Official Report, columns 1542–43W.
The Ministry of Defence is fully involved in the work of the interdepartmental Sustainable Procurement Group (SPG), and is also contributing to the development of the procurement section of the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate.
To address all aspects of sustainable procurement across the Ministry of Defence, we established in 2003 a Sustainable Procurement Working Group (SPWG). To date, the SPWG's primary focus has been on the environmental aspects of equipment procurement and reviewing progress on departmental compliance with policies for procuring sustainable timber, food and construction.