HC Deb 12 December 1990 vol 182 c429W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Lord President of the Council what quantity of office and correspondence paper is used annually by hon. Members and staff in the House; and how much it costs.

Mr. MacGregor

The approximate total cost of stationery items supplied to the House by HMSO during the year from 1 october 1989 to 31 September 1990 was £333,000. The individual quantities of each of these items could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.