Trevor Sargent
Ceist:82 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the quantity of paper purchased by him for other Departments; and the quantity of this which is recycled paper.
Written Answers. - Stationery Purchases.
The Government Supplies Agency of the Office of Public Works supplied paper and paper products to all Government Departments/Offices in 1992 as follows:
|
Type of Paper |
Value in £'s (Incl. VAT) |
|
£ |
|
|
Envelopes |
880,000 |
|
Cut papers for use in typing, laser printers, offset machines, etc. |
155,000 |
|
Miscellaneous paper products (e.g. note books, memo pads, folders, labels, wrapping paper, carbon paper, etc.) |
280,000 |
|
Toilet Tissue |
120,000 |
|
Photocopying Paper |
445,000 |
|
Paper supplied by GSA to printers on behalf of Departments/Offices |
730,000 |
|
Recycled Paper |
80,000 |
|
Total value of Paper Products Supplied |
2,690,000 |
The information sought is available in value terms only as with the wide range of paper and paper products supplied to Departments and Offices it is not possible to accurately quantify this by tonnage.
In addition to the above there is a large volume of printing contracts placed on behalf of Departments/Offices where the printer supplies the paper directly and where the paper portion is not broken down separately.
Much of the paper used for envelopes and toilet issue is also recycled.