RECYCLED CONTENT OF NEWSPRINT

Early day motion 488, tabled 25 March 1999 by David Chaytor (Labour). Signed by 315 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 204, Liberal Democrat 42, Conservative 32, Labour/Co-operative 14, UUP 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Scottish National Party 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.