Single use plastic (2018)

Response

1. How much money do you spend, either directly or through contracted caterers/staff, on disposable plastic-lined coffee cups, and how much did these purchases cost? I would like this information broken down by month for the past three calendar years and any available 2018 data too.
   This information is held by the House of Commons. 
   The purchasing costs of all plastic-lined coffee cups per month since January 2015.
2. How much money do you spend, either directly or through contracted caterers/staff, on disposable plastic cutlery, and how much did these purchases cost? I would like this information broken down by month for the past three calendar years and any available 2018 data too.
   This information is held by the House of Commons.
   The purchasing costs of all disposable plastic cutlery per month since January 2015.
3. Do you intend to continue purchasing disposable coffee cups and plastic cutlery?
   Some information is held by the House of Commons.  Following recommendations made to all public sector bodies in the Environmental Audits Committee’s Report, ‘Plastic Bottles: Turning back the plastic tide’, the House Service is currently reviewing the sustainability and environmental management of single use disposable plastics in the House of Commons. 

A paper is to be submitted for discussion at the Administration Committee in March 2018 outlining the initiatives that can be taken forward to reduce the consumption of single use disposable plastics on the estate and increase recycling rates of all waste materials.