Written question asked by Katie Lam (Conservative) on Monday, 1 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence: Paper
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which countries his Department has sourced (a) pulp and (b) finished paper for (i) official stationery and (ii) other printed materials.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to supporting British businesses and the products they produce, ensuring they have the best opportunities to win UK public contracts and deliver high-quality goods and services.
Cabinet Office are consulting on a package of further reforms to public procurement to support the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
The Government maintains robust standards across a range of categories of spend, these are set out by the Government Buying Standards, including for Paper & paper products. Furthermore, the Government has also implemented a Timber Procurement Policy to ensure that only timber and wood-derived products (including paper) originating from an independently verifiable Legal and Sustainable source will be used on the Government estate.
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- 73805
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Paper Ministry of Defence
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