§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many inquiries Government bodies received as a result of their public awareness campaigns during Energy Efficiency Year; what savings accrued to Government bodies as a result of changes in their own practice promoted because of Energy Efficiency Year; and what was the cost to Government bodies of having an Energy Efficiency Year.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMy Department and others received numerous inquiries, but no precise record was kept of the number; however, my Department received888W more than 120,000 requests for Monergy information packs and distributed some 2 million copies of Monergy News magazine.
The heating costs of the Government's civil estate reduced by £8 million (from £34 million to £26 million) in July 1986-June 1987 by comparison with the preceding 12 months. Part of this reduction was the result of increased energy efficiency but it is not possible to say how much.
Expenditure by my Department on energy efficiency advertising and promotional and marketing activity during Energy Efficiency Year was about £12 million.