How much has been spent on bottled water for its directorates in each year since 1999.

The Scottish Government (SG) purchases bottled water for use in free standing water coolers and through the SG Catering Contract.
We are currently in the process of removing bottled water coolers from staff areas across the SG estate to be replaced by mains water units. A small number of water coolers will remain, mainly in public and communal areas.
The supply of still bottled water through the catering contract ceased in August 2008 and was replaced by mains water. Bottled sparkling water can be supplied when required.
These initiatives are realising both financial and carbon savings.
The following tables set out the costs for purchases of bottled water for both water coolers and through the catering contract. Financial information on water coolers is only available from 2004 and for bottled water from 2003.
Water Coolers
2004-05
| £50,923

2005-06
| £85,272

2006-07
| £77,474

2007-08
| £80,085

2008-09
| £71,911

April to
December 2009
| £51,168


Bottled Water
2003-04
| £32,118

2004-05
| £42,798

2005-06
| £46,911

2006-07
| £54,789

2007-08
| £61,306

2008-09
| £26,597

April 2009 to
January 2010
| £1,443