§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is his Department's policy regarding the recycling of information technology equipment within his Department and relevant agencies and to other Government departments or agencies; and what arrangements have been made in this respect. [23242]
§ Mr. HoonInformation technology equipment used in Lord Chancellor's Department Headquarters and the Court Service is now owned and maintained by the private sector suppliers of IT services, procured under Private Finance Initiative contracts. It is their responsibility to recycle and dispose of their own equipment. For other organisations reporting to the Lord Chancellor, a variety of methods are used, such as the re-use of some 553W equipment for other purposes, public auction, disposal of very old equipment to authorised dealers and the recycling of reusable components such as printer cartridges.