HC Deb 26 June 1990 vol 175 cc128-9W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has anything to add to his answer of 30 April,Official Report, column 387, in respect of solid fuels.

Mr. Forth

The Department does not use solid fuels.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer of 30 April,Official Report, column 383, about energy consumption, if he will give the square footage of office space to which these figures relate.

Mr. Forth

[holding answer 25 June 1990]: The energy consumption figures relate to the total space of 5.8 million square feet occupied by the Department, including office space, specialised and storage buildings.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was invested in improving the energy efficiency of his Department in the latest available year.

Mr. Forth

[holding answer 25 June 1990]: In past years, responsibility for such investment has been divided between the Property Services Agency and the Department, with the result that this information could be assembled only at disproportionate cost. However, it is being collected for future years.