Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2006. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 16 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Departmental Expenditure

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much her Department spent on bottled water in 2004–05.

Answer: My Department has a contract for the provision of chilled water and water coolers. The cost of this contract in 2004–05 was £16,734.00 but this is solely for mains fed water machines. Bottled water is occasionally supplied by our caterers for meetings; it is not possible to separate the cost of this from overall refreshment costs.This answer relates solely to the Department for Constitutional Affairs, HQ Estate and not to Her Majesty's Court Service, related agencies or NDPB's as to gather this information would incur a disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40341; 441 c1051W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Bottles Government departments Drinking water Water Department for Constitutional Affairs
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk