§ Lord Beaumont of Whitleyasked the Chairman of Committees:
Whether, in the light of the Government's encouragement of sustainable practices in all areas of government, crested recycled paper could be made available in the House of Lords. [HL209]
§ The Chairman of CommitteesRecycled crested paper was made available in the House between 1990 and 1993. However, in 1993 the Administration and Works Sub-Committee recommended that it should no longer be used. The principal reasons for this decision were that, by using non-recycled writing paper, the House would save money; and that Lords had complained that the recycled paper used by the House was not suitable for use with fountain pens.
If I become aware that recycled paper of sufficient quality is available at competitive cost, I will draw this to the attention of the Administration and Works Sub-Committee.