HC Deb 24 May 2004 vol 421 cc1329-30W
Mr. Dhanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will introduce measures to promote recycling in schools. [173198]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The Citizenship curriculum includes teaching pupils about issues that impact on the society and the environment. Pupils should learn about what improves and harms their local environment and about the importance of recycling. This is part of Education for Sustainable Development which is a statutory requirement in the Science, Geography, Design and Technology and Citizenship curricula.