asked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total consumption of water in cubic metres, including a breakdown of consumption per occupant, in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in each of the past 10 years.[HL6229]
The information requested on water consumption in MoD Main Building in Whitehall is given in the table below. Unfortunately, we have not been able to establish the information for financial year 1996-97. The water consumption figures are rounded because actual consumption data is linked to billing periods, and these do not fall neatly into financial years. The figure for consumption per occupant is an approximation based on the total population of Main Building. MoD Main Building was largely vacant for redevelopment from August 2001 to May 2004 and this is reflected in the data, which also demonstrates a significant reduction in the average water consumption rate over the period. Work is in hand under the auspices of the Framework for Sustainable Development to improve this figure still further.
Period Approximate water consumption in cubic metres Number of occupants Average annual consumption per occupant in cubic metres 1997-98 124,000 2,900 43 1998-99 124,000 2,900 43 1999-2000 84,000 2,900 29 2000-01 72,000 2,900 25 2001-02 56,000 N/A 2002-03 33,000 * N/A 2003-04 44,000 * N/A 2004-05 79,000 3,600 22 2005-06 54,000 3,600 15
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much water in total and per occupant in cubic metres was consumed in the headquarters of the Home Office in each of the past 10 years.[HL6567]
In order to contribute to the annual Sustainable Development in Government report, departments are required to submit data on the total volume of water used across their office estate, as well as the number of staff. From these data, departments calculate an average per person. The Home Office does not routinely retain information about average water consumption relating to particular buildings but we are able to supply the following details for our headquarters building for the past seven years. Figures up to 2005 relate to the previous headquarters building at 50 Queen Anne's Gate and for 2005-06 they relate to the new headquarters building at 2 Marsham Street (which consolidated staff from the previous headquarters and several other buildings).
Financial Year Consumption (cubic metres) Staff Numbers in HO HQ building Average consumption (cubic metres) 1999-2000 38,331 Not known N/A 2000-01 43,970 Not known N/A 2001-02 37,686 1,450 25.9 2002-03 26,252 1,700 15.4 2003-04 27,775 1,800 15.4 2004-05 31,457 1,750 17.9 2005-06 57,957 3,500 16.5
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much water in total and per occupant in cubic metres was consumed in the headquarters of the Department of Health in each of the past 10 years.[HL6571]
The Department of Health does not have a record of water consumption for years before 1997-98. The water consumption figures (in cubic metres) for its main London administrative estate are as follows.
1997-98 60,768 — 1998-99 30,507 — 1999-2000 28,428 — 2000-01 25,440 — 2001-02 22,167 — 2002-03 27,287 — 2003-04 22,156 7.5 cubic metres per person 2004-05 20,926 7.12 cubic metres per person
The department does not have a record of building occupancy for years prior to 2002-03.
In 2004-05, the average water consumption per person per year was 7.12 cubic metres. This has significantly improved on the 7.7 cubic metres target set in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate.