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 Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 January 2006 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Departmental Expenditure

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much his Department spent on bottled water in 2004–05.

Answer: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its Agencies spent a total of £62,476.11 on bottled water in 2004–05.This sum does not include bottled water supplied to delegates attending the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, or provided for students at the Fire Service College. The sum also does not include for any bottled water provided at 1 High street, Glossop, Ashdown House, Hastings and Temple Quay House, Bristol where this information is not recorded. Bottled water used in 26 Whitehall has been included within the answer provided by the Cabinet Office [ref ], who manage the building.Bottled water at three sites is dispensed from water coolers. Only the dispenser at Temple Quay House, Bristol is held on a rental agreement, the cost of which in 2004–05 was £860.53. This cost is included in the above total.The figure provided is exclusive of Value Added Tax.This answer does not include buildings occupied by Government Offices, who carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40338; 441 c2062W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Bottles Government departments Drinking water Water Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk