PRINTER CARTRIDGES

Early day motion 512, tabled 30 January 2004 by Caroline Spelman (Conservative). Signed by 69 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's consultation exercise on the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive which seeks to promote recycling of electrical products; regrets that the Department for Trade and Industry is still planning to exclude printer cartridges from the scope of the Directive; notes that the Directive is a minimum harmonisation measure and thus allows for the inclusion of ink cartridges currently being sent to landfill sites that could be prevented by remanufacturing; recognises that increased remanufacturing of printer cartridges is good for business choice and the environment; and calls upon the Government to include printer cartridges within the scope of the Directive.

Signatures by party: Conservative 31, Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 7, Labour/Co-operative 4, DUP 1, Independent Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.