Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.

Responsibility for stationery is devolved to all posts and directorates and procured as required. Data on levels of stationery is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Stationery in the UK is procured through the Crown Commercial Services frameworks, in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.