§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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. [165643]
§ Phil HopeThe UK Sustainable Development in Government Second Annual report shows that in the year ended 31 March 2003 recycled paper accounted for 87 per cent. of desk top paper purchased by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The post-consumer waste element of that recycled paper was 80 per cent. or more.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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. [165644]
§ Phil HopeThe UK Sustainable Development in Government Second Annual report shows that in the year ended 31 March 2003 recycled paper accounted for 99 per cent. of paper for printed publications purchased by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The post-consumer waste element of that recycled paper was 75 per cent. or more.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures he has put in place to ensure that his Department meets the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. [165645]
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§ Phil HopeProcurement units in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister have been made aware of the quick win target for the purchase of copying paper. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister monitors its performance for the purpose of reporting progress in the annual Sustainable Development in Government report.
In addition the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has recently introduced an electronic ordering tool and this is to be configured to prevent the ordering of non-recycled paper by withdrawing non-compliant paper from the contracted suppliers' catalogues available to local purchasing officers.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures he has put in place to ensure that his Department meets the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. [165646]
§ Phil HopeThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Greening Operation Policy statement requires the use of compliant recycled paper and procurement units in the Office have been made aware of the quick win target for the purchase of paper for printed publications. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister monitors its performance for the purpose of reporting progress in the annual Sustainable Development in Government report.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister by what date his Department expects to reach the quick win targets set by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. [165647]
§ Phil HopeThe Sustainable Development in Government Report shows that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister met the quick win target for(a) copying paper and (b) for printed publications purchased in 2002–03. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister expects that all of its copying paper and virtually 100 per cent. its printed pap(r procurement will be "Quick Win" compliant by end of 2005–06.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will strive to attain 100 per cent., but at present some printing processes presently preclude the use of Quick Win specification paper. Should this situation change, "Quick Win" compliant paper will be used.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the Department's main suppliers of(a) copier paper, (b) stationery, (c) envelopes and (d) paper for reports; what the name is of the paper used in each case; and what the (i) recycled and (ii) post-consumer recycle content of the paper is in each case. [165648]
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§ Phil HopeThe details requested are as follows:
- (a) Copier Paper—Evolve Business, supplied by Banner, contains 100 per cent. post-consumer waste.
- (b) Stationery—Repeat Offset, supplied by the James McNaughton Paper Group, contains 100 per cent. post-consumer waste.
- (c) Envelopes—Conservation and Croxley Heritage, supplied through the Government's Stationery Contract (Taurus Print & Design), contains 100 per cent. post-consumer waste.
- (d) Paper for Reports—Revive, Revert and Evolution ranges, containing 75 per cent. post-consumer waste and 25 per cent. Elemental Chlorine Free pulp, Greencoat range, containing 80 per cent. post-consumer waste and 20 per cent. Totally Chlorine Free pulp, and Evolve Business, containing 100 per cent. post-consumer waste, all supplied by Robert Home Paper Company, Premier Paper Ltd., Howard Smith Paper and James McNaughton Paper Group through the Government's Paper Framework Contract.