Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts has provided the following replacement answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(1) The total amount spent on publications from 14 September 2010 to 29 November 2010 was $1,181. On stationery, the cost per ream (500 sheets) of paper (excluding pre-printed ministerial letterhead) is $5.00.

(2) My ministerial office uses ‘Stephen Swiss White’ A4 paper and matching envelopes for ministerial correspondence. The cost per ream (500 sheets) was $32.87 and if ordered in bulk the cost per ream (50 reams or more) is discounted to $26.40 per ream. The cost of envelopes was $76.50 per box of 500.

(3) The ministerial letterhead is 115gsm.

(4) The paper used for ministerial correspondence is certified carbon neutral by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS).