§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who the suppliers are of his Department's(a) paper and (b) paper products. [91913]
§ Mr. RammellThe FCO has two corporate contracts for its paper requirement. The first with Dixon and Roe for recycled copier paper and second with Premier Paper for higher-grade stationery paper. Other paper products (such as index cards, diaries, planners and post-it notes) are supplied in the main by Banner Supplies Limited (BSL). This company was awarded the supply contract following an EC competitive procurement tender run jointly by the FCO and MOD. On the very rare occasions when BSL are unable to meet our needs then local sources of supply are used.