§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much(a) electricity and (b) other energy his Department has used in each year since 1997 (i) in total and (ii) per square metre; what the projected use is for each of the following years for which forecasts are made; what plans he has to reduce usage; and if he will make a statement.[135045]
§ Yvette CooperFor parts(a) and (b) of the answer I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 3 November 2003, Official Report, column 404W.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created in May 2002 and published its Greening Operations Policy Statement in October 2002. In this it states an objective to meet the cross-Government target of an ongoing 1 per cent. per annum reduction in greenhouse gas emissions against 1999–2000 levels (expressed in terms of carbon equivalent emissions).
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Greening Operations Policy Statement also identifies plans to reduce energy usage that include best practice advice to managers and staff, purchase of energy efficient equipment, introduction of more energy-efficient technologies and where possible increasing the proportion of energy obtained from embedded sources.