Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health trusts have set energy saving targets comparable to those set by health authorities given in "Climate Change: The UK Programme".
§ Mr. SackvilleSome 387 national health service trusts have established energy targets for the period to March 1996 and beyond.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made by each health authority in the United Kingdom towards the energy saving target given in "Climate Change: The UK Programme".
§ Mr. SackvilleThe national health service energy savings programme commenced in April 1991 with a target set to reduce national energy consumption by 15 per cent. over the five years to 1995–96. The broad total savings achieved in England to date amount to 7.9 per cent.
174WIt is not possible to give totals for each health authority or national health service trust.
Additional energy savings have been projected from April 1994 to March 1996 amounting to 8.3 per cent.