To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the estimated (a) amount and (b) cost was of energy used in his Department in each year since it was established; what proportion of the energy used was generated from renewable sources in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. (317228)

For the last full year that information is currently available, January to December 2009, the Department has used approximately 2,209,980 Kwh of electricity and 1,184,478 Kwh of gas. The cost of this was £176,216 for the electricity and £43,043 for the gas.

The electricity was procured through the green tariff from the OGC catalyst framework contract.