§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is the current energy consumption of her Department; what targets have been set to reduce this level; and what plans there are for including energy efficiency performance figures in her Department's annual report. [50089]
§ Clare ShortThe latest year for which figures are available is 1996–97. The total cost of delivered energy was £212,925. In kwh equivalent terms, this amounted to 5.648 million kwh of North Sea oil, 2.963 million kwh purchased from the relevant electricity utility, and 8,020 litres of gas oil. The Department is following the targets set centrally of aiming to reduce energy consumption in 2000 by 20 per cent. from the 1990–91 outturn. Our energy performance is included in the central returns on energy efficiency on the Government estate maintained by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of her Department's waste is recycled; and what targets there are for increasing this figure. [50090]
§ Clare ShortThe only form of waste on which we keep figures is paper sent for recycling. In 1997–98, we recycled 31 tonnes. This figure has been broadly the164W same for the past three years. We have no explicit targets. However, the Department monitors paper usage and encourages its recycling.