My hon. Friend makes a valuable point. The manufacturers should undoubtedly consider that, because one simply buys the next model—whether of a phone, digital camera or whatever—and discovers that the old power supply cannot be used. One ends up with drawers full of old plugs and the whole range of connection cables that go with them and one cannot remember what they were for. Manufacturers could help significantly by designing out such faults and failings.
Will the Minister say a little about the support that will be available for other charities? There is a charity in my constituency called Computers for Charities, which takes second-hand computers. It finds significant problems in recycling them and making them available again. What is his Department doing to facilitate that process?
We all accept that the directive has an important contribution to make. The hon. Member for Southport made a strong case for why it should be in place and for its benefits, but, as he and others have said, it is cumbersome, chaotic and is not being implemented successfully. This may have been, as my hon. Friend the shadow Secretary of State has said, the longest WEEE in history, but it has certainly not been a comfortable experience.
WEEE Directive
Proceeding contribution from
Charles Hendry
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 July 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on WEEE Directive.
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