The percentage of paper used by the Department from recycled sources for the last three years has been:
for photocopying, 80 per cent. of the paper used is from recycled sources; for printed publications, all of our parliamentary work, carried out by Central Office of Information (COI), is published in accordance with the guidance as set out by the Office of Public Sector Information, September 2006 which states that the minimum recycled fibre content required is 60 per cent. for coated and 100 per cent. for uncoated papers; and— for all other printed publications, the selection of paper stock is based on the most cost-effective quotation that represents value for money use of public funds. As such, the actual brand of recycled and environmentally friendly paper and its specifications rests with the COI and the Department is unable to make a detailed statement on the information requested.