To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total quantity of electricity in kilowatts consumed by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in each of the last five years. (188977)

In the last five years the total quantity of electricity kilowatts consumed by the Department were:

The Department's agencies consumed:

The information in this answer covers the Department's central London administrative estate of Richmond House, Wellington House and Skipton House. The Department is a minor occupier in New Kings Beam House HM Revenue and Customs and Quarry House in Leeds Department for Work and Pensions and the data for these sites are not available to us. Reductions in 2005-06 and 2006-07 are due to the closure of two London buildings, Eileen House and Hannibal House.

For the Department's agencies this answer provides data on two agencies, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. MHRA do not have data relating to electricity consumption prior to 2007, hence the larger figure for 2006-07. The data supplied for NHS PASA relate to electricity consumed at their Reading, Chester and Sheffield sites.

The overall reduction in the departmental administrative estate represents a reduction in CO₂ emissions in line with our commitment to climate change objectives.