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Drinking Water

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of bottled water was consumed in his Department in the last 12 months. (187971)

From information held centrally, the core-Department consumed 1,969 litres of bottled water in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. (188265)

[holding answer 22 February 2008]: From information held centrally the core-Department has purchased the following amounts of bottled water in each of the last three years:

Litres

2005

9,848

2006

12,948

2007

1,969

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on bottled water in the latest year for which figures are available. (189790)

From information held centrally, £3,392 was spent by the core-Department on bottled water in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on mineral water in each of the last three years. (187665)

From information held centrally, the core-Department has spent the following sums on mineral water in each of the last three years.

£

2005

18,699

2006

24,744

2007

3,392