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Departmental ICT

Volume 493: debated on Tuesday 2 June 2009

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of IT products in each category procured for each division of his Department were compliant with the Government's Buy Sustainable-Quick Win standard in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (269625)

In the Cabinet Office, IT products are supplied under the Public Sector Flex framework contract. This contract contains a number of measures to ensure that all purchases comply with the energy saving objectives of the Greening Government ICT Strategy which include the Government's Buy Sustainable-Quick Win standard.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he has taken to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide emissions arising from the operation of ICT systems in (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) 10 Downing Street under the Greening Government ICT Strategy. (273551)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Cardiff, Central (Jenny Willott) on 22 April 2009, Official Report, columns 692-93W.