Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Chaytor (Labour), on Thursday, 25 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 315 members in total.

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RECYCLED CONTENT OF NEWSPRINT

That this House supports efforts to increase the use of recycled materials; accordingly supports the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill, introduced by a cross-party group of honourable Members on 25th March which will require newspaper publishers to use 65 per cent. of recycled newsprint by 2003, 70 per cent. by 2006 and 80 per cent. by 2010; notes that the Bill would require newspaper and magazine publishers to ensure that 30 per cent. of the volume of the papers they place on the market are collected and recycled by 2003, 38 per cent. by 2006, 45 per cent. by 2010 and 50 per cent. thereafter; notes also that the Bill would require newspaper publishers ensure their newspapers state the percentage of recycled content of their newsprint as an average over the previous three months; and believes that this Bill will create thousands of new jobs and so have social and economic benefits, as well as environmental benefits.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

488 

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Newspaper press Recycling Paper Standards

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk