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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what farm plastic collections are made in (a) Stroud and (b) Gloucestershire; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1659-60W;432 c1655W; 224805
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage (a) retailers and (b) manufacturers to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced in the UK.

Asked by
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 2005
Reference
432 c932W; 223539
House
House of Commons

SI 2005/898 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 29 April 2005.

Department
Department of Health
Type
Statutory instruments
Notes
DEBATE: JCSI 19 OCT 2005
Date
24 March 2005
Reference
SI 2005/898
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will estimate how many of the plastic bags issued by the Refreshment Department for customer use are (a) reused and (b) put into the general waste either within or outside the parliamentary estate...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c875W; 222306
House
House of Commons

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will estimate the total volume of waste that has been produced each year since 1975; and how much was (a) food and other organic waste, (b) paper products, (c) printer products and (d)...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c876W; 222254;222328
House
House of Commons

SI 2005/325. (Negative instrument). Coming into force 11 March 2005.

Department
Department of Health
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
1 March 2005
Reference
SI 2005/325
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to encourage increased clarity in the labelling relating to recycling on plastic packaging and containers; and if she will ensure that local authorities have consistent policies relating to the range of plastic materials...

Asked by
Richard Taylor (Independent (affiliation))
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 February 2005
Reference
430 c1673-4W; 214915
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm plastics recycling schemes are in place. - Inc ref to consultation paper published on 9 December 2004 and is available in the Library and http://www/defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/agwaste-regs/index .htm.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 January 2005
Reference
211079; 430 c338W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the merits of extending producer responsibility to waste streams not currently covered by producer responsibility legislation.

Asked by
Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 January 2005
Reference
206791; 429 c183-4W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a new plastics recovery programme. - Inc fact that written statement on 9 December 2004, 428 c106-7WS announced for consultation the draft Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 and consultation paper...

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 December 2004
Reference
205498; 428 c1519W;428 c1517W
House
House of Commons

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will introduce separate bins in offices and communal areas across the parliamentary estate for the disposal of (a) plastic waste and (b) compostable waste.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2004
Reference
204923; 428 c1141W
House
House of Commons

SI 2004/3113 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 30 December 2004.

Department
Department of Health
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
1 December 2004
Reference
SI 2004/3113
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much it has cost to produce carrier bags branded with ODPM since 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 2004
Reference
200631; 428 c48W
House
House of Commons

That this House deplores the unnecessary practice of supplying over-packaged compact discs and digital video discs contained in wasteful, environmentally unsound, plastic boxes, and calls upon the Government to work with suppliers to lessen the use of such harmful and fragile packaging which is prone to breaking.

Primary sponsor
Rob Marris (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
24 November 2004
Reference
174
House
House of Commons