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Mineral Waters

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 5 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many litres of bottled water were purchased by his Department in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (191244)

My Department has used the following amounts of bottled water, in the last three years.

Litres

2005

1,665

2006

2,072

2007

2,090

My Office, in line with Government initiatives on sustainable development, is exploring possibilities of installing filter taps to provide a drinking water tap in the kitchen at my London office. The water is used for water coolers. No additional bottled water is purchased.

My Cardiff office is fitted with a filter tap for drinking water.