§ Mr. Butcherasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a random check on the purchase of typewriters, photocopiers and office furniture by Government Departments for the last month of the current financial year and provide any figures which are available in order to make a comparison with the level of purchases of these items in each of the months between September 1979 and February 1980.
§ Mr. ChannonTypewriters and photocopiers are purchased for Government Departments by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and office furniture by the Property Services Agency. The following table sets out the latest figures available. I am having the remainder of the information collected and will let my hon. Friend have an answer as soon as possible.
151WThe figures from the Property Services Agency represent the total cost excluding maintenance and removals, of furnishings for the civil estate, including carpets and other soft furnishings.