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Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make it his policy that eco-labelling should start with raw materials rather than at the stage of manufacture.
Mr. Baldry
The Government are already committed to awarding eco-labels to products on the basis of the impact they have on the environment from the cradle to the grave. Analysis of the cradle stage will cover raw materials.