§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many paper shredding machines there are(a) in her private office and (b) in her Department.
§ Mr. JackThere are no paper shredding machines in the Minister's private office.
The purchase of paper shredding machines is a decentralised function within this Department and central stock recordse are not kept. To answer the second part of the question would require a survey covering the Department's offices throughout England, Scotland and Wales, which could be done only at a disproportionate cost.