HC Deb 05 June 1991 vol 192 cc248-9W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. Leigh

[holding answer 3 June 1991]: Thirty-one members of staff are designated energy managers as part of their duties. The Department devoted approximately four man years to energy mangement in 1990–91.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. Leigh

[holding answer 3 June 1991]: Until recently, responsibility for such investment has been divided between the Property Services Agency and the Department, with the result that this information for past years could only be assembled at disproportionate cost. In 1989–90, £236,000 (£221,000 in 1990–91 terms) was spent on the installation and replacement of equipment and fabric in projects which had a significant energy saving content in their specification. Figures have not yet been fully compiled for 1990–91 but will be rather higher.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. Leigh

[holding answer 3 June 1991]: I am sorry that information is not available in the form requested.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. Leigh

[holding answer 3 June 1991]: One full energy audit has recently been carried out which indicated potential saving of over £20,000 a year for a capital outlay of £45,000. Measures are in hand to implement the recommendations.