Ink/toner Cartridges 19/02/13

Request for Information.

Thank you for your request received on 14 January in which you asked,

Since the Assembly elections in May 2011, and for each Assembly Member, I would specifically like to know the following: 1. The number of ink/toner cartridges supplied to each Assembly Member from the National Assembly Commission's central supplies 2. The cost of ink/toner cartridges supplied to each Assembly Member from the National Assembly Commission's central supplies

Stationery and supplies are provided to Assembly Members in order for them to carry out their duties, including constituency work and printing the considerable papers for Committee meetings and Plenary. Members use toner cartridges in their offices in Ty Hywel and their constituency/region and for Assembly business use at home.

Members each have a business account with our framework stationery supplier, Lyreco, which is chargeable to the Assembly Commission. Members and their Support Staff order stationery directly online from Lyreco and have it delivered, free of charge. These arrangements were procured nationally by the for the benefit of the whole Welsh public sector.

Toner cartridges vary in price and capacity with some colour printers using a number of toner cartridges at a time. There is also a range of different printer models in use. Records are not kept of cartridges that have been returned, such as if a particular printer is changed, nor if a Member passes a cartridge to another Member in case of stocks running out unexpectedly.

Below is a breakdown of the information requested and relates to those cartridges supplied by Lyreco to Members’ offices. Some offices hold a stock of cartridges so the quantities do not necessarily give any indication of the numbers that have been used; we do not hold information on stock levels or the number of cartridges used.

Bae Caerdydd Caerdydd CF99 1NA Bay Cardiff CF99 1NA

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Assembly Member Quantity supplied Total cost (£) including VAT 33 1,155.69 Alun Davies 5 179.34 10 336.36 Andrew RT Davies 41 1,531.50 Angela Burns 70 1,867.99 Ann Jones 26 842.10 Antoinette Sandbach 20 714.84 Bethan Jenkins 15 602.47 12 231.48 2 165.60 23 841.73 Darren Millar 12 493.98 David Melding 24 1,064.04 David Rees 20 665.82 5 126.36 Elin Jones 19 679.57 Eluned Parrot 32 1,310.91 32 1,023.67 Gwyn Price 59 1,671.34 11 425.24 11 491.88 Ieuan Wyn Jones 38 1,132.09 Jane Hutt 31 801.41 Janet Finch Saunders 73 2,443.78 21 1,075.67 Jeffrey Cuthbert 15 434.37 Jenny Rathbone 38 1,420.00 11 539.51 John Dixon * 2 81.96 John Griffiths 3 111.35 Joyce Watson 13 646.43 Julie James 19 576.48 Julie Morgan 36 1,372.31 46 1,503.04 28 984.84 Kirsty Williams 12 368.27 Leanne Wood 17 394.14 7 300.72 43 916.98 Lindsay Whittle 20 772.82 Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas 28 976.40 Llyr Huws Gruffydd 0 0.00 Lynne Neagle 11 616.50 Mark Drakeford 70 1,788.71 Mark Isherwood 10 736.97 Mick Antoniw 50 1,871.99 Mike Hedges 41 1,484.69 5 152.16 Nick Ramsay 20 924.37 Paul Davies 15 689.04 Peter Black 25 1,018.60 Rebecca Evans 15 632.69 10 262.09 Rosemary Butler 0 0.00 Russell George 24 1,131.14 Sandra Mewies 14 514.08 Simon Thomas 22 627.55 Suzy Davies 16 668.81 71 2,313.04 William Graham 24 778.27 William Powell 0 0.00

* May-July 2011 only.

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Yours sincerely

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