To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what guidelines he has issued to education authorities and school governors operating local financial management regarding the optimum use of energy within their school buildings; and whether he has any proposals to update them.

The Department has co-operated with the Department of Energy in the preparation of guidance on the optimum use of energy within school buildings. A booklet in reducing energy costs in schools was produced in September. Further guidance on energy savings measures in schools and education authorities is in preparation.