HC Deb 01 April 2004 vol 419 cc1556-7W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what type of energy generation is used for the supply of electricity and heating to Noble House; and whether her Department has experienced problems with this method of energy generation. [164594]

Alun Michael

The electricity supply for Nobel House is taken from the National Grid. Defra's contract is for the supply of electricity from 100 per cent. renewable sources.

Power for heating the building is delivered by standard mains gas.

Within the last 12 months, apart from some fluctuations in pressure for gas, and one brief failure in the supply for electricity due to external road works, no problems have been reported.