Departments: Paper

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by his Department was from recycled sources in each of the last three years. (134052)

The following tables show the percentage of paper containing recycled content used in each of the last three years:

*Percentage of photocopier paper with recycled content*
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
DfT(C)	98.01	95.48	95.19
DVLA	100	100	100
DSA	98	98.5	97
GCDA	100	100	100
HA	100	100	100
MCA	80	80	80
VCA	100	100	100
VOSA	74	77	77

*Percentage of paper with recycled content used in printed publications*
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
DfT(C)	100	100	100
DVLA	91	73	64
DSA	100	100	100
GCDA	95	95	95
HA	100	100	100
MCA	70	70	70
VCA	90	90	90
VOSA¹	75	75	75
¹ VOSA priced publications are counted separately using paper which does not include recycled content.

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 2 May 2007