Paper Supplies (Hansard, 23 January 2003)

HC Deb 23 January 2003 vol 398 c464W 464W

§ Sue Doughty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills who the suppliers are of his Department's(a) paper and (b) paper products. [91901]

§ Mr. Stephen Twigg
The Department has three suppliers of paper and paper products:

Banner Business Supplies (via the Stationery contract)

Alphagraphics (via the personalised printed business stationery contract) and

Dixon and Roe (via the bulk paper contract).

The Government's policy is that all public procurement of goods and services is to be based on value for money, having due regard to propriety and regularity. Each Department is responsible for its own procurements.