HC Deb 30 April 1990 vol 171 c448W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the target reductions for energy consumption in the buildings occupied by his Department.

Mr. Eggar

The Department is committed to a target for energy savings (temperature and price corrected) of 15 per cent. over a five-year period commencing on 1 April 1990.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the energy consumption, broken down by fuel, of the buildings occupied by his Department, for the latest year available.

Mr. Eggar

Figures for energy consumption are available only by cost. For the year ending 31 March 1989 the energy expenditure of the Department was as follows:

Fuel Expenditure
(£ millions)
Electricity 5.917
Gas 2.905
Other 0.578
Total 9.400

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