§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is his Department's energy efficiency performance target, expressed as a percentage change in comparison with 1990–91, for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [118991]
§ Janet AndersonThe Department's target is to reduce energy consumption by 8 per cent. from a base year of 1994–95 to 1999–2000 and 1 per cent. per annum thereafter. This later base year reflects the fact that the Department was not created until 1993.
My Department is investigating further measures to reduce energy but opportunities are limited as we already occupy energy efficient buildings which are air conditioned and have intensive IT usage.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what has been the percentage change compared with 1990–91 in his Department's energy efficiency in each year since 1990–91; and if he will make a statement. [118990]
§ Janet AndersonThe percentage change compared with the base year of 1994–95 is as follows:
Year Percentage change 1995–96 0 1996–97 3 1997–98 7 1998–99 -7 These are provisional data as recording errors mean that the consumption figures have been recalculated back to the base year. The latest data have still to be confirmed by DETR.
My Department is investigating further measures to reduce energy but opportunities are limited as we already occupy energy efficient buildings which are air conditioned and have intensive IT usage.