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Dept of Health

Answer

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of electricity used in buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies came from renewable sources in each year since 1997. [181725] Ms Rosie Winterton: The proportion of energy that was purchased from renewable sources for the Department's main London estate is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage 1997-98 0 1998-99 0 1999-2000 0 2000-01 0 2001-02 43 2002-03 76 2003-04 61 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The proportion of energy purchased from renewable sources for the national health service Purchasing and Supplies Agency (NHS PASA) is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year1 Percentage 2000-01 0 2001-02 43.4 2002-03 100 2003-04 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 NHS PASA came into existence as a departmental agency in April 2000. The NHS Pensions Agency does not currently purchase renewable energy on grounds of cost, but is commissioning a survey to identify the potential to reduce environmental impacts.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

181725; 423 c1308W;423 c1308-9W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Executive agencies Buildings Electricity Government departments Renewable energy Department of Health

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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