Parliamentary Search

Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

NEWSPRINT RECYCLING

That this House congratulates the three UK newsprint manufacturers whose use of waste paper as a proportion of their newsprint production is now over 94 per cent. and who have increased their share of the domestic market for newsprint from 6 per cent. in 1982 to nearly 40 per cent. in 1999, and looks forward to further annual increases; believes that whilst calls for mandatory recycling targets on imported newsprint would appear to be of benefit to the environment, they may in certain circumstances be damaging to the environment overseas and be environmentally counter-productive; and further believes that mandatory recycling targets should be the subject of the widest possible environmental impact assessment.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

NEWSPRINT RECYCLING (238A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Alan Simpson (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 20 January 2000. It has been signed by 16 members in total.
leave out from 'increases' to end and add 'believes that further increases in the proportion of recycled newsprint used in the UK would lead to expansion of the UK newsprint manufacturing sector,creating jobs and improving the UK's balance of trade figures; believes that this shift to recycled fibre would also alleviate the pressure to source virgin fibre from wildlife-rich forests overseas; and therefore hopes there will be a time for the Newspaper and Magazine Recycling Bill proposed by the honourable Member for Bristol North West to be debated and passed in this session.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
238 
238A1 
Session
1999-00
Other sponsors
Nicholas Winterton
Bill O'Brien
Derek Wyatt
Martin Smyth
David Heath
Subjects
Environment Recycling Paper Newsprint
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk