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To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, of a 500-sheet ream of white A4 80 gsm photocopier paper paid by the Health and Safety Executive in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much it spent in total on all photocopier paper in the last year for which figures are available. [HL2399]
The Health and Safety Executive does not distinguish between photocopier and computer printing paper. The average cost for a 500 sheet ream of white A4 80gsm paper for 2008-09 was £2.18.
All paper used is 100 per cent recycled.
The total amount spent on all photocopying and printing paper for 2008-09 was £113,427.46.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure, excluding value added tax, on photocopier paper by (a) the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and (b) the Government Equalities Office, in the latest year for which figures are available. [HL2439]
The Equality and Human Rights Commission does not record expenditure on photocopier paper separately and is unable to provide this information. The Government Equalities Office spent in the order of £4,500.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total expenditure, excluding value added tax, on photocopier paper by (a) the Environment Agency, (b) the Waste Resources Action Programme, and (c) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the latest year for which figures are available. [HL2442]
The table below shows the total expenditure, excluding value added tax, on photocopier paper by the Environment Agency (EA), Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Defra.
Figures are for the financial year 2008-09.
EA WRAP Defra Paper brand Evolve Office Evolve Evolve Office and Evolve Business Recycled content 100% Post Consumer Waste (PCW) 100% 100% Paper type and volume A4—ream wrapped, 80 gsm, 120,000 pa. A3—ream wrapped, 80 gsm, 2,000 pa. A4—80 gsm A3—N/A* A4—80 gsm, 45,125 reams A3—714 reams Total approx. cost (excl. VAT) A4—£240,000 pa A3—£8,500 £620 A4—£94,177 A3—£3,247
*A3 paper reams are purchased for printing, not photocopying.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the Office of Government Commerce document Saving money on office stationery, what is the annual expenditure by public sector organisations on office stationery; how many different framework agreements there are across departments covering office stationery according to the Office of Government Commerce and Buying Solutions' records; and what is the total value of each framework agreement. [HL2616]
It is for the relevant public sector body to account for their expenditure on office stationery. This information is not held centrally and to collect it would incur disproportionate cost.
The Office of Government Commerce has been notified by departments of five framework agreements covering office supplies. These are available on OGC's contracts database (www.ogc.gov.uk/contractsdatabase/).
Buying Solutions is the contracting authority for one pan-government office supplies framework.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, of a 500-sheet ream of white A4 80 gsm photocopier paper paid by the National Archives in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much it spent in total on all photocopier paper in the last year for which figures are available. [HL2354]
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average purchase price, excluding value added tax, of a 500-sheet ream of white A4 80 gsm photocopier paper paid by (a) Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and (b) the Office of Public Sector Information, in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much they spent in total on all photocopier paper in the last year for which figures are available. [HL2437]
The Office of Public Sector Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office merged with the National Archives in 2006. All expenditure is carried out by the National Archives.
To disclose the average purchase price of these products would prejudice the commercial interests of the National Archives and would give an unfair advantage to other suppliers.
The National Archives spent a total of £7,580 on all photocopier paper in 2008-09.