To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much his Department and its predecessor spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b) printer ink cartridges in each of the last five years. (274209)

BERR spend on recycled office supplies in the last 12 months up to the end of April 2009 was £220,250.

BERR and its predecessor spent the following on printer ink cartridges in each of the last five years:

BERR purchase remanufactured ink cartridges, unless stock availability prevents this.