§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what specific measures his Department has taken to promote energy efficiency; what further measures his Department intends to take to promote energy efficiency; and by what amount and what percentage of its total energy bill his Department's energy bill has been reduced over the past year.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Ministry of Defence has set targets for the reduction in consumption of energy, with a system of energy managers and wardens to help achieve these. In addition, investment has been made in "spend to save" measures, on items such as automatic lighting controls. In the future MOD will continue to set standards and to invest in energy-efficient measures such as combined heat and power (CHP) schemes. Although in the last financial year MOD continued to make savings in energy consumption, price alterations led to an increase in expenditure of £14.7 million or 8.3 per cent.