Written question asked by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 September 2019. It was answered by Julian Smith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 October 2019 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office: Energy Supply

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which provider supplies energy to her Department; how much CO2 was emitted through her Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria her Department uses to select an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.

Answer: My Department receives a facilities management service for its office accommodation in Belfast and London. In Belfast the Landlord is the Department of Finance NI, and in London the landlord is HMT and utility usage is included within the HMT service charge. As a result, the department does not hold the information on utility providers and CO2 emissions.

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