Written question asked by Mark Lazarowicz (Labour) on Thursday, 12 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 20 June 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Friday, 20 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations contained in the Performance and Innovation Unit's report Resource Productivity: Making More with Less, published in November 2001.

Answer: Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations contained in the Performance and Innovation Unit's report "Resource Productivity: Making More with Less", published in November 2001. [119701] Mr. Morley: The recommendations in this report were initially under consideration by an inter- departmental group of officials, formed in early 2002. However, this work has taken on a much broader context because of the agreement successfully reached last September at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) on the theme of sustainable consumption and production. The Government's intention now is to publish, later this summer, a strategic document on the broader WSSD theme. This will draw on the earlier work of the Performance and Innovation Unit on resource productivity, as well as on developments in the related areas of energy and waste, on which the PIU and then the Strategy Unit have also reported.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 119701; 407 c451W;407 c453W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Natural resources Standards Sustainable development Productivity Resource Productivity
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