§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what capacity of electricity used in his Department's buildings is generated in a combined heat and power plant; and what plans he has to increase that capacity. [41322]
§ Mr. HoramAt present, no electricity used by the Department in its buildings is generated by a local combined heat and power plant.
One building, Richmond house in Whitehall, is connected to the Whitehall district heating system. It is proposed to convert the WDHS to a combined heat and power plant during the summer of 1997.
The energy requirements of the Department are kept under review and any opportunities to connect departmental buildings to a combined heat and power plant will be actively considered.