Departmental Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the estimated (a) amount and (b) cost was of energy used in his Department and its agency in each year since 1997; what proportion of the energy used was generated from renewable sources in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. (317237)

The information requested is shown in the following tables.

*Department for Culture, Media and Sport*
	Electricity Kwh	Electricity cost (£)	Gas Kwh	Gas cost (£)
2003-04	4,368,200	n/a	3,275,900	n/a
2004-05	4,186,300	n/a	2,643,900	n/a
2005-06	4,438,600	n/a	2,488,400	n/a
2006-07	4,320,100	361,500	2,631,300	86,600
2007-08	3,647,800	293,100	2,135,400	48,800
2008-09	3,091,900	318,500	1,344,400	37,300
n/a = Not available.

Since December 2005 the Department has purchased energy generated from 100 per cent. renewable sources. Information relating to years prior to 2003 is not available.

*The Royal Parks*
	Electricity Kwh	Electricity cost (£)	Gas Kwh	Gas cost (£)
1999-2000	¹—	213,300	¹—	45,700
2000-01	¹—	228,400	¹—	77,900
2001-02	¹—	208,800	¹—	78,800
2002-03	¹—	245,000	¹—	82,100
2003-04	¹—	270,200	¹—	107,000
2004-05	4,141,300	270,600	1,275,700	81,300
2005-06	3,346,100	360,000	1,402,600	2,100
2006-07	3,220,000	357,000	1,505,300	46,600
2007-08	2,995,000	224,900	1,490,500	61,900
2008-09	¹—	505,600	¹—	110,600
¹ Not recorded.

Since 2002 The Royal Parks has purchased energy generated from 100 per cent. renewable sources. Information relating to years prior to 2002 is not available.

Volume 506: debated on Wednesday 24 February 2010