§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many metres of mahogany or products containing it his Department has bought in the last five years; and if he will list the purposes and the costs. [19837]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory[holding answer 19 April 1995]: I regret that information prior to the financial year 1992–93 is not available.
In the year 1992–93, the Treasury purchased some small tables with a mahogany veneer to a total value of less than £1,400. I am not aware of any such goods being purchased since. On 21 April 1993, the Treasury announced its environmental policy. This states that
wherever possible the department will avoid the purchase of goods which are manufactured or obtained in such a manner that the resource used to produce those goods is put under threat.