Departmental Paper

Martin Horwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what (a) suppliers and (b) brands of (i) paper and (ii) paper products his Department uses; and what his Department’s policy is on the procurement of those materials.

Mr. Hain
The Wales Office procures the majority of its paper from Banner, under a contract secured through the Ministry of Justice, and this paper is 80g/m2. The paper used in our publications has been at least 75 per cent. recycled.

The Ministry of Justice is working with Banner to procure a paper that is 100 per cent. recycled, which the Wales Office will use.