Water Usage

Norman Baker

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what volume of water was consumed by the parliamentary estate in each year since 2004. (111526)

The volume of water consumed by the parliamentary estate in each year since 2004 is as follows:

*Cubic metres*
	Mains water	Borehole water	Total
2004-05	216,861	301,842	518,703
2005-06	186,663	393,859	580,522
2006-07¹	139,477	258,149	397,626
¹ Nine months.

Borehole water is used primarily for cooling and toilet flushing in Portcullis House.

Volume 456: debated on Monday 29 January 2007