Baroness Deech
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(12 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Sassoon
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend that progress has been made. We would like to see more progress, of course, but all that has been done without a minimum charge or any form of taxation. The Government encourage all these initiatives.
Baroness Deech
Will the Minister extend his concern to the equally wasteful and annoying practice of sending out parliamentary mail in plastic bags that are very difficult to open, not to mention the plastic bags you have to use for little bottles of liquid when going through airport security? However, the mail coming from Parliament is especially wasteful of plastic.
Lord Sassoon
My Lords, I am sure that the authorities of the House have listened carefully to that bit of advice.