Written question asked by Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 8 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the voluntary targets for energy use in NHS capital schemes have been made mandatory; what progress his Department has made in revising the NHS carbon dioxide standard of heat insulation; and whether it is his intention to bring the revised NHS carbon dioxide standard into line with the current British Standard for heat insulation.

Answer: Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the voluntary targets for energy use in NHS capital schemes have been made mandatory; what progress his Department has made in revising the NHS carbon dioxide standard of heat insulation; and whether it is his intention to bring the revised NHS carbon dioxide standard into line with the current British Standard for heat insulation. [129150] Miss Melanie Johnson: In April 2001 the then Minister of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Itchen, (Mr. Denham) set mandatory energy targets for the national health service in England. NHS Estates is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of its healthcare engineering guidance which includes Model Engineering Specification CO2 Thermal Insulation (MES CO2). It is NHS Estates' intention to harmonise MES CO2 with the revised British Standard.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 129150; 410 c1288W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Conservation Carbon dioxide Hospitals Energy Insulation NHS Standards Standards specifications
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk