To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the percentage of electricity used by her Department which was derived from renewable sources in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. (280969)

The following table gives details of the percentage of renewable energy used by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The Department took a deliberate decision to reduce its percentage renewables in 2007-08 to allow an increase in CHP generated supplies and an overall increase from 62.5 per cent. to 77 per cent.