Departmental Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much (a) electricity and (b) gas was used (i) on his Department’s and its predecessor’s estate and (ii) by his Department’s and its predecessor’s agencies in each year from 2004-05 to 2008-09. (280517)

The Department for Communities and Local Government, its predecessors and its Executive agencies used the following quantities of electricity and gas each year from 2004-05:

*Electricity consumption*
	CLG estate	Executive agencies
2004-05	10,744,962	15,311,717
2005-06	12,642,144	12,700,819
2006-07	13,018,289	12,889,192
2007-08	10,850,743	11,751,470
2008-09	n/k	n/k

*Gas* *consumption*
	CLG estate	Executive agencies
2004-05	9,273,713	20,434,155
2005-06	9,339,992	20,740,911
2006-07	8,769,886	12,889,192
2007-08	6,329,978	18,084,384
2008-09	n/k	n/k

Data collation for 2008-09 is still in progress. The Department expects to complete and verify this process by September 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which official is responsible for the energy efficiency of his Department’s estate. (280567)

The official responsible for the energy efficiency of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s estate is Andy Mills, Deputy Director Working Environment Division.

Volume 494: debated on Wednesday 24 June 2009