House of Lords: Office Equipment

Question

Asked by

Lord Bates
To ask the Chairman of Committees further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Barbara Follett, on 9 December 2009 (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 390W), 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 House of Lords in the latest period for which figures are available. [HL1116]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)
The House of Lords currently pays £1.65 plus VAT per 500 sheet ream of white A4 80 gsm photocopier paper.