Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2022 (named day). It was answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) on Monday, 23 May 2022 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Heat Networks: Whitehall
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2008 to Question 242512 on District Heating: Whitehall, what total costs were charged to Government Departments by the Government Property Agency in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 for the provision of heating through the Whitehall District Heating System.
- Answer
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Whitehall District Heating has been renamed and is now called the Whitehall Boiler System. A number of departmental buildings have transferred ownership to the Government Property Agency and the details of buildings served by the Whitehall Boiler System are provided in the table below.
Building
Department
MOD Main Building
Ministry of Defence
Government Office Great George Street
Government Property Agency
70 Whitehall
Government Property Agency
10 Downing Street
Government Property Agency
Admiralty House
Government Property Agency
King Charles Street
Government Property Agency
Old Admiralty Building
Government Property Agency
Horse Guards
Ministry of Defence
Dover House
Government Property Agency
Northumberland House
Wellcome Trust
22-26 Whitehall
Government Property Agency
55 Whitehall
Government Property Agency
Banqueting House
Historic Royal Palaces
Gwydyr House
Government Property Agency
36 Whitehall
Government Property Agency
Civil Service Club
Civil Service Club
The total costs that were charged to Government Departments by the Government Property Agency for the provision of heating from the Whitehall Boiler System is as follows;
(a) 2019-20: £1.7m
(b) 2020-21: £1.5m
(c) 2021-22: £2.0m
These costs include standing charges for the operation and maintenance of the Whitehall Boiler System along with the cost of actual heat consumed by each building.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 4522
- Session
- 2022-23
- Related items
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Whitehall Heat networks
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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