HL Deb 19 December 2001 vol 630 c74WA
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

asked the Chairman of Committees:

What was the energy consumption of the Houses of Parliament in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000. [HLI756]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Tordoff)

The size of the parliamentary estate has increased substantially in recent years, and this is reflected in increased energy consumption. Consumption is calculated each financial, rather than each calendar, year. Figures for the last five completed years are given below:

  • 1996–97: 45.4 million KWhrs
  • 1997–98: 47.4 million KWhrs
  • 1998–99: 49.7 million KWhrs
  • 1999–2000: 50.1 million KWhrs
  • 2000–01: 55 million KWhrs