The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what levels of stock her Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Alan Duncan
DFID does not hold information on stock levels. Stationery and other items, including printer cartridges, are ordered and distributed as and when required.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Jenny Willott
The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Staff are encouraged to help reduce waste in the Department by avoiding printing documents unless completely necessary and by reusing or recycling stationery where appropriate. The default setting on BIS printers is to print in black and white and to print double sided. This uses less energy and ink and cuts down on the demand for paper and reduces costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Damian Green
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not record levels of stock held of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables. This information could only be collated at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Nick Hurd
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Leader of the House, what levels of stock his Office holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Andrew Lansley
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Andrea Leadsom
In line with Government policy and to benefit from public sector buying power, HM Treasury has centralised common commodity procurements, such as stationery, through contracts awarded and managed by the Crown Commercial Service.
The stock information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what levels of stock her Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
The enclosed tables set out the current stock levels of stationery, printer cartridges, treasury tags and other fasteners and other office consumables held in my Department across the three locations at 1 Horse Guards Road, London; Stormont House, Belfast; and Hillsborough Castle.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what levels of stock the Church Commissioners hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Sir Tony Baldry
The Church Commissioners do not keep inventories of stationery items and office consumables, to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost. The level of stock is monitored regularly, and replenished as necessary to meet staff needs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what levels of stock No. 10 Downing Street holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Nick Hurd
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Brandon Lewis
My Department does not routinely record this information in the format requested. However, this Administration has cut spending significantly on office supplies, cutting expenditure from £480,180 (inc VAT) in 2009-10 to £73,738 in 2013-14.
In 2010, we conducted an internal review of the Department’s spend on office supplies which highlighted several opportunities to achieve savings. A rationalised list of stationery items was created which:
· reduced the available catalogue of items from around 3,500 to approximately 220;
· replaced higher value branded items, with non-branded equivalents; and
· adopted recycled printer toners and copier paper.
Significant savings were also achieved by aggregating the spend of all Departments and awarding a single Cabinet Office contract for stationery items and one for electronic office supplies (printer toners and other consumables). These contracts were awarded in September 2011 and DCLG were among the first departments to adopt them in November 2011.
As part of our planned move of office accommodation this summer (to share with the Home Office to save taxpayers’ money), stationery across the department will be surrendered and pooled, with the potential to save money by not ordering items locally and preventing a build-up of surplus stationery stock.
I hope this illustrates how every bit of the public sector has the potential to deliver sensible savings on back office costs.