§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether the target of cutting energy consumption in Government Departments by 15 per cent. over five years relates to(a) energy expenditure in money terms, (b) energy expenditure in real terms or (c) energy use in fuel value terms.
§ Mr. WakehamThe target of the energy efficiency campaign on the Government estate is to achieve a 15 per cent. reduction in weather-corrected energy consumption per unit of floor area, converted to expenditure using standard fuel prices. Using standard fuel prices eliminates the effect of changing fuel prices; and introducing floor area helps to eliminate the distorting effect of the changing size of Departments' estates.