HC Deb 03 June 1991 vol 192 cc77-9W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. Kenneth Baker

The information requested is as follows and is for the prison service estate only.

Spend for Energy Projects
Year Cash 1990–91 Money Terms
1980–81 3,300 6,039
1981–82 228,000 380,760
1982–83 557,000 885,630

Year Cash 1990–91 Money Terms
1983–84 363,000 540,870
1984–85 408,000 579,360
1985–86 578,000 774,520
1986–87 363,000 471,900
1987–88 313,000 384,990
1988–89 240,000 276,000
1989–90 1,230,000 1,328,400
1990–91 1,620,000 1,620,000

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 latest year.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

There are four dedicated energy managers in the Home Office. In 1990–91 a total of about six person-years was devoted to energy management.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give for each available year from 1978 the energy consumption, broken down by fuel, of the buildings occupied by his Department, expressing the figures in(a) cash terms, (b) 1990–91 money terms and (c) units of consumption for electricity in kilowatt hours, gas in therms, liquid fuel in litres and solid fuel in tonnes; and if he will give the square footage of accommodation to which these figures relate.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

I will write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of energy audits carried out in his Department in the past five years and for each audit a statement of its main conclusions.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Twenty-two energy audits were carried out in the Home Office in the last five financial years. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the then Home Secretary on 5 June 1990 at columns421–23, which gave details of 16 of these audits. The main conclusions of the other six audits were as follows:

HMP Onley

  • Improved controls to heating distribution mains system.
  • Change all GLS and tungsten halogen area lighting to compact fluorescent lamps.
  • Change perimeter lighting from 500W tungsten halogen lamps to high pressure sodium lamps.
  • Upgrade gymnasium lighting.
  • Replace Manor House heating system.

Ashford Police Training College

  • Replace tungsten lamps with compact fluorescent lamps.
  • Improve boilerhouse and heating pipework insulation.
  • Install Building Energy Management system.
  • Install new heating control.
  • Insulated Pool cover.
  • Heat recovery to swimming pool.
  • Automatic shut off taps to hand basins.

Ryton Police Training College

  • Replace tungsten bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps.
  • Replace overhead heating distribution mains.
  • Install lighting control system.
  • New heating controls.
  • Install Building Energy Management System.
  • Modify/upgrade boilers.

Birmingham Forensic Science Laboratory

  • Automatic lighting controls.
  • Install thermostatic radiator valves.
  • Recalibrate heating controls.
  • Install solar screening to some glazed areas.

Cwmbran Police Training College

  • Replace tungsten bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps.
  • Install lighting control system.
  • Improve heating pipework insulation.
  • Change external floodlighting lamps.
  • Heat recovery swimming pool hall.

Chantmarle Police Training College

  • Replace tungsten bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps.
  • Boilerhouse control and insulation improvements.
  • Road insulation.