§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment 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. [118999]
§ Mr. WillsI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment on 22 March 2000,Official Report, columns 548-49W. It was explained then that a new target had been set across the Government estate, to apply from 2000–01, of a one per cent. per annum reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The base year will be 1999–2000 as it was the final year to which the previous target applied. My Department will aim to meet this target. It represents a change against the previous cross-Government Target to 31 March 2000 which was expressed in terms of reductions in energy expenditure. Measurement in greenhouse gas emissions provides a much better fit with the current climate change programme and the UK's Kyoto targets.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment 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. [118998]
§ Mr. WillsI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Mansfield (Mr. Meale) on 22 July 1999,Official Report, columns 580-84W, which reported progress for all central government departments to 31 March 1998. The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions expect to publish results for the period up to March 1999 shortly.