Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will meet the hon. Member for Newport West to discuss (a) recycling and (b) waste on the parliamentary estate.

The Commission is always happy to hear from Members to understand their views, and a meeting will be arranged.

Parliament recently completed a 10-year environmental campaign. We set a target to reduce our waste by weight by 30% against our 2008/09 baseline. This target had been increased during the campaign due to our success in meeting the first target we set ourselves. At the end of the campaign, we had achieved a reduction of 61%. We also achieved a recycling and recovery rate of 65% against our target of 75% by 2020/21.

Future targets are in the process of consultation and approval. These will run through to 2050 with the future waste target being based on the waste hierarchy as well as a further target for the reduction of the total waste Parliament generates. Additional targets will be set for a circular economy.