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Written question asked by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 29 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 July 2020. It was answered by Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on energy conservation measures in his departmental buildings, in each of the last four years.

Answer

The Department is committed to reducing our carbon emissions and energy consumption wherever possible and in 2018 carried out an audit of its headquarters building (1 Victoria Street, London) to identify energy conservation measures.

The spend on energy conservation measures in 2019/20 was £1,817,037.48 which includes projects such as lighting upgrades to LEDs, installation of energy monitoring software, and replacement of building services plant.

Figures are not available for previous years as expenditure was captured against different headings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65921
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Conservation Buildings Expenditure Energy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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