§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary State for Trade and Industry what the estimated level of energy consumption was per square metre within the UK in(a) commercial, (b) retail and (c) Government offices in each year since 1997. [63374]
§ Mr. WilsonFigures are as shown in the table.
Gigajoules per square metre per year Energy consumption 1997 2000 Commercial offices 0.88 0.91 Retail sector 1.00 0.98 Government sector 1.09 1.05 These figures are from the Building Research Establishment (BRE). Figures for 2000 were published in BRE's Report "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from non-Domestic Buildings: 2000 and beyond". Comparable figures are not available for 1998 and 1999.