HC Deb 20 June 1991 vol 193 cc252-3W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give(a) the spending on energy efficiency in 1989–90 and 1990–91, (b) the number of dedicated energy managers and the number of person years devoted to energy management in 1989–90 and 1990–91 and (c) the number of energy audits completed in the last five years, all in relation to the 21 buildings for which energy consumption figures were given in the answers of 30 April 1990, Official Report, columns 399–402.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The information in relation to the 21 buildings for which energy consumption figures were given in the answers of 30 April 1990,Official Report, columns 399–402 is as follows:

  1. (a) I am not able to provide this information as responsibility for expenditure on energy efficiency for this part of the Home Office rested with property holdings at the Department of the Environment for the periods referred to.
  2. (b) There was one dedicated energy manager in 1989–90 and one in 1990–91. The number of person years for both periods was 1.1.
  3. (c) Seven energy audits were completed in the last five years.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 3 June,Official Report, columns 77–78, what information is available on spending by his Department on energy efficiency outside the prison service estate.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Pursuant to the answer of 3 June,Official Report, columns 77–78, the energy management team have only recently taken over responsibility from the property holdings for these buildings. Although surveys have been carried out there has to date been no significant investment in energy management. Bids for such expenditure are currently being considered.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he can now provide 1990–91 figures for the energy spending and the energy consumption for each of the 21 buildings for which 1989–90 information was published in the answers of 30 April 1990,Official Report, columns 399–402.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The energy spending and energy consumption for each of the 21 buildings listed in the answers of 30 April 1990,Official Report, columns 399–402 are as follows:

Building Cost Consumption KW hours
Abell House 119,802 4,268,974
Branston 403,084 39,212,806
Cleland House 100,322 3,306,880
Clive House 67,923 2,519,786
Corby 15,530 443,219
Cowley 9,677 492,893
Dunkeswell1 0 0

Building Cost Consumption KW hours
Easingwold 29,131 1,653,504
Fire Service College 290,000 18,540,159
Harmondsworth 69,350 3,710,101
Horseferry House 79,479 3,132,230
Horsham 10,919 374,4444
Inverness 6,984 156,524
Langhurst 9,376 263,196
Leeds 31,400 1,999,029
Lunar House 187,548 9,148,240
Olympia House 20,979 1,184,635
Queen Anne's Gate 377,377 13,283,831
Sandridge 37,981 1,913,691
Steventon 42,857 2,034,932
Woking1 6,408 378,437
All costs calculated using average figures.
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