Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many disposable coffee cups were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years.

The Department does not purchase disposable coffee cups directly. The Department used single use disposable cups on its estate in the numbers in the table and cannot specify how many were specifically for hot drinks. The cups were served from the cafes and restaurants on its estate and purchased by its catering supplier. Information is not held prior to October 2014.