Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Labour) on Thursday, 17 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 June 1999. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Friday, 25 June 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill. [87798] Mr. Meale: One of the aims of this Bill is to increase the amount of recycled newsprint used in newspapers and magazines. We support that aim. We are giving serious consideration to what measures will need to be taken to achieve this, including an assessment of the impact and practicalities of a statutory scheme such as the one my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor) has proposed. We have not ruled out the possibility of introducing legislation ourselves, perhaps under existing powers.

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