§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of copying paper used by the Department in 2002–03 was from recycled sources; and how much post-consumer waste this paper contained. [165659]
§ Alun MichaelThe UK Sustainable Development in Government Second Annual report shows that in the year ended 31 March 2003 recycled paper accounted for 42 per cent. of the value of desk top paper purchased by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The post consumer waste element of that recycled paper was 80 per cent. or more.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of paper for printed publications used by the Department in 2002–03 was from recycled sources; and how much post-consumer waste this paper contained. [165660]
§ Alun MichaelThe UK Sustainable Development in Government Second Annual report shows that in the year ended 31 March 2003 recycled paper accounted for 89 per cent. of the value of paper for printed publications purchased by the Department for the1020W Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The post consumer waste element of that recycled paper was 75 per cent. or more.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she has put in place to ensure that her Department meets the quick win targets set by her Department to ensure that all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content. [165661]
§ Alun MichaelProcurement units in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have been made aware of the quick win target for purchases of copying paper. Defra monitors its performance for the purpose of reporting progress in the annual Sustainable Development in Government report.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she has put in place to ensure that her Department meets the quick win targets set by her Department to ensure that all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled, of which a minimum is 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. [165662]
§ Alun MichaelProcurement units in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have been made aware of the quick win target for purchases of paper for printed publications. Defra monitors its performance for the purpose of reporting progress in the annual Sustainable Development in Government report.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by what date her Department expects to reach the quick win targets to ensure that(a) all copying paper bought by the Department is 100 per cent. recycled with a minimum of 75 per cent. post-consumer waste content and (b) all paper for printed publications bought by the Department is 60 per cent. recycled, of which a minimum is 75 per cent. post-consumer waste. [165663]
§ Alun MichaelThe Sustainable Development in Government Report shows that Defra met the quick win target for paper for printed publications purchased in 2002–03. That target is likely to have been met in 2003–04 too. This achievement owes much to the fact that most of Defra's printed publications are commissioned from a single central business unit. The situation with copier paper is that there are many different ordering points over a large and diverse organisation and that makes achievement of the target difficult to accurately predict. Nevertheless, Defra has procedures in place to help ensure that all new copying paper purchased will be recycled and aims to reach the target as soon as possible.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the Department's main suppliers of(a) copier paper, (b) stationery, (c) envelopes and (d) paper for reports; what the name of the paper used in each case is; and what the (i) recycled and (ii) post-consumer recycled content of each type of paper is. [165664]
§ Alun MichaelInformation on paper, stationery and envelopes purchased by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is set out as 1021W follows. Data have been provided on the basis of contracts that have been operational in the department and its agencies at some time over the past two financial years. Purchase of paper used for reports is generally not recorded as a separate category.
Paper for Copying
The main suppliers are: The Paper Company; Premier Paper Group plc; Guilbert UK; Banner Business Systems; and Lyreco.
The main brand names of recycled paper supplied, with the percentage of post consumer waste shown in brackets, are Evolve (100 per cent.) and Niceday 3500 (80 per cent.).
The main brand names of virgin paper supplied are Neusiedlea and Banner Value.
Paper for Printed Publications
The main suppliers are: Howard Smith Paper; Premier Paper Group plc; Robert Home; and James McNaughton.
The main brand names are: Greencoat; Evolve; Evolution; Cyclus; and Revert.
Much of the paper for printed publications was purchased centrally and over 80 per cent. of that was recycled with a post consumer waste content of 75 per cent. or more.
Stationery
The main supplier is Guilbert UK. Information on paper supplied by Guilbert has been covered by the preceding text.
Envelopes
The main supplier is Banner Business systems. Manila envelopes purchased were 70 per cent. post consumer waste. White envelopes purchased had less than 5 per cent. post consumer waste.