§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give for each available year from 1978 the amount invested in improving the energy efficiency of his Department in(a) cash terms and (b) 1990–91 money terms.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInvestment by the Department of Transport in energy efficiency over the past two years is estimated to have been:
Cash terms £ 000s 1990–91 money terms £ 000s 1989–90 250 270 1990–91 270 270 Before 1989–90 the Property Services Agency was responsible for most investment in energy efficiency measures and separate figures for the Department of Transport are not available.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the number of energy audits carried out in his Department in the last five years and for each audit a statement of its main conclusions.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe number of energy audits carried out in the Department of Transport were:
Number 1986–87 1 1987–88 7 1988–89 4 1989–90 1 1990–91 2 In each case a variety of measures to produce energy savings were recommended and have been or are being implemented.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the number of dedicated energy managers in his Department and the number of person-years devoted to energy management in the last year.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIn 1990–91 the Department devoted approximately three person-years to energy management. This included the time of a dedicated energy manager.