§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who the suppliers are of his Department's(a) paper and (b) paper products. [91904]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe contract to supply paper and paper products to the Home Department is held by the company Guilbert Niceday. In addition to the aforementioned contract the Prison Service also hold a contract with James McNaughton to supply paper and paper products to Prison Service industries.
In June 2002 the Home Office mandated all offices within the Department to use re-cycled paper in photocopiers, fax machines and printers, unless
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Police force March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 Avon and Somerset 1,438 1,393 1,424 1,436 1,452 1,611 Bedfordshire 484 523 483 490 491 524 Cambridgeshire 607 574 586 503 614 733 Cheshire 735 781 785 823 833 884 Cleveland 609 586 552 595 586 626 Cumbria 451 451 442 469 588 631 Derbyshire 723 787 818 826 875 953 Devon and Cornwall 1,159 1,186 1,215 1,343 1,453 1,639 Dorset 615 651 702 686 682 741 Durham 583 557 559 590 566 660 increasing the minimum wage (a) in line with average earnings, (b) to £4.17 per hour, (c) to £4.87 per hour, (d) to £5.00 per hour and (e) to £5.30 per hour, on the cost of salaries of departmental employees (i) in total and (ii) for each nation of the United Kingdom in the next financial year. [90603]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe information requested is in the table:
technical reasons precluded them from using this paper. The provision of re-cycled paper is part of the agreed contract with Guilbert Niceday.