HC Deb 20 January 1994 vol 235 cc826-7W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the energy expenditure for 1990–91, and for 1992–93, for each Government Department set out as in the first column of table 1 of his answer of 20 October 1993,Official Report, columns 257–58.

Mr. Atkins

Energy expenditure by each Government Department for the periods requested, and also for 1991–92, is shown in the table:

Department 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Employment 9.3 10.4 9.8
Environment 2.0 2.1 2.0
Foreign and Commonwealth 0.9 1.1 1.0
Health 0.7 1.1 0.8
Home Office—Non-Prisons 1.9 2.4 2.6
—Prisons 20.1 23.5 24.4
Inland Revenue 9.9 12.0 12.7
Lord Chancellor's 5.2 6.2 6.4
Overseas Development Administration N/a 0.7 0.7
National Heritage N/a
National Savings 1.2 1.2 1.3
Northern Ireland Office 10.4 10.0 10.4
Scottish Office 0.9 0.7 1.0
Scottish Courts N/a 1.0 1.0
Scottish Prisons 2.5 2.6 3.3
Social Security 12.5 14.2 15.6
Trade and Industry 5.2 6.0 5.5
Transport 3.7 4.3 4.3
Her Majesty's Treasury 0.4 0.4 0.3
Welsh Office 0.6 0.6 0.6
TOTAL 288.8 355.0 341.7

Notes:

1. Figures are actual expenditure: no adjustments have been made for weather correction, fuel price changes or changes to estate size. The Energy Efficiency Office's performance indicators, £ per square metre, takes account of these factors, and Departmental progress towards the Government's estate 15 per cent. energy efficiency target using this indicator was set out in the written answer dated 20 October 1993. Performance against two further indicators, using CO2 emissions, was also published.

2. Some figures are revisions to those previously published. Equally, 1992–93 figures may be subject to revision.