§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee what progress is being made towards ensuring that all stationery of the House is produced on recycled paper.
§ Mr. Michael J. MartinIn June 1991, the Services Committee agreed that, in addition to stationery or archival quality, items of stationery made from recycled material should be made available to Members on a permanent basis. Since then the Serjeant at Arms has made arrangements to ensure Members are aware of the availability of this recycled range. For large orders it may be obtained from the Serjeant at Arms' stores, but where a particular local demand has been identified, it is also available from stationery cupboards. Although, for the forseeable future, there will continue to be a need for stationery of archival quality, recycled stationery is becoming increasingly popular with Members.
The Serjeant at Arms and HMSO have a continuing responsibility to monitor the development of this range of stationery and to report any significant change to the Administration Committee.