To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the energy efficiency rating is of each of his Department’s buildings in London. (307419)

[holding answer 15 December 2009]: Display Energy Certificates (DEC) were introduced in 2008. OGC publish central Government Departments’ Display Energy Certificate (DEC) operational ratings on a building by building level twice a year. The most recent data for the Home Office, published on 31 July 2009, which includes DEC ratings up to and including 28 February 2009 can be seen via this link:

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/Pan_Govt_DEC_Feb09.xls

Data to October 2008 can be seen via this link:

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/Pan_Govt_DEC_Oct08.xls

Data to 30 September 2009 can be seen via this link:

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/Pan_Govt_DEC_Data_ Sept09.xls