Expenditure: Office Equipment

House of Lords written question – answered at on 15 March 2010.

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To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the Office of Government Commerce document Saving money on office stationery, what is the annual expenditure by public sector organisations on office stationery; how many different framework agreements there are across departments covering office stationery according to the Office of Government Commerce and Buying Solutions' records; and what is the total value of each framework agreement.

Photo of Lord Myners Lord Myners Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury

It is for the relevant public sector body to account for their expenditure on office stationery. This information is not held centrally and to collect it would incur disproportionate cost.

The Office of Government Commerce has been notified by departments of five framework agreements covering office supplies. These are available on OGC's contracts database (www.ogc.gov.uk/contractsdatabase/).

Buying Solutions is the contracting authority for one pan-government office supplies framework.

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