HC Deb 14 December 2000 vol 359 c256W
Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total electricity bill of his Department was for each of the last four years. [141385]

Mr. Straw

The table shows the expenditure on electricity for the years of 1995–96 to 1998–99 inclusive. Figures for 1999–2000 are not available yet.

£
Main Home Office
1995–96 11,529,981
1996–97 1,320,031
1997–98 1,194,929
1998–99 1,264,912
1 Figures for 1995–96 include United Kingdom Passport Agency (UKPA) and Forensic Science Service buildings. Figures for other years exclude agencies save for a building shared by the main department and UKPA.

Note:

The costs relate to key buildings only.