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Departmental Vehicles
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many vehicles for which the Department is responsible are fitted with retreaded tyres. [15417]
Alan Johnson: The Department is responsible for no vehicles.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what change there has been in road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from his Department against a baseline year of 2003–04. [16250]
Alan Johnson: For the year of 2004–05 and against a baseline year of 2003–04 there was a 10.25 per cent. reduction in road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from my Department.
Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what change there has been in road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from his Department against a baseline year of (a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05. [16262]
Alan Johnson: The information requested is as follows:
(a) In the year of 2004–05 there was a 10.25 per cent. reduction in road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from my Department against a baseline year of 2003–04.
(b) For the year 2005–06, data is not yet available to establish the reduction in road transport vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from my Department against a baseline year of 2004–05.
Departmental Water Usage
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry at which of his Department's sites he has identified opportunities for significant water savings. [16145]
Alan Johnson: The DTI HQ estate comprises of 11 locations all of which have had water saving assessments and water saving initiatives have been put into place appropriate to the size of the sites. Water consumption data is collected and reported on monthly and is included within the overall departmental sustainable development returns.
Overall the DTI HQ estate has experienced a reduction in total water consumption between April 2002 and March 2005 of 34 per cent. and a reduction in consumption per capita of 20 per cent.
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Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what change there has been in water consumption by his Department between 31 March 2002 and 31 March 2005. [16146]
Alan Johnson: The DTI HQ estate has experienced a reduction in total water consumption between April 2002 and March 2005 of 34 per cent. and a reduction in consumption per capita of 20 per cent.
Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what change there was in water consumption by his Department between 2002 and 31 March 2005. [16263]
Alan Johnson: The DTI HQ estate has experienced a reduction in total water consumption between April 2002 and March 2005 of 34 per cent. and a reduction in consumption per capita of 20 per cent.
Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry at which non office sites on his Department's estates he has identified opportunities for significant water savings. [16264]
Alan Johnson: The DTI HQ estate comprises of only two small non office locations both of which, have had water saving assessments and water saving initiatives have been put into place appropriate to the size of the site. Water consumption data is collected and reported on monthly and is included within the overall Departmental Sustainable Development returns.
Overall the DTI HQ estate has experienced a reduction in total water consumption between April 2002 and March 2005 of 34 per cent. and a reduction in consumption per capita of 20 per cent.
Digital Television
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry what estimate he has made of the number of televisions which will be disposed of as household waste following the transfer to digital transmission. [16839]
Alun Michael: All electrical equipment would be disposed of in the natural course of events. Digital switchover itself does not require any equipment to be thrown away, but its timing may affect the timing of disposal of some equipment such as rarely used televisions that people choose not to adapt. DTI and Defra are commissioning research to model any changes in patterns of waste disposal generated by switchover now that the timescale has been determined. DCMS and DTI will continue to work with Digital UK to ensure that consumer communications do not encourage unnecessary disposal of television equipment.
Energy Efficiency
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what targets he has set for improving energy efficiency; and how he intends to achieve those targets. [16257]
Alan Johnson:
DTI are working toward achieving the energy efficiency targets expressed in the framework for sustainable development, Part E—Energy. The targets
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set are to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings on the estate by 15 per cent. in terms of KWH usage and that used per square metre by 2010–11.
The DTI London HQ estate is currently being reduced by approximately 30 per cent. as the result of a major rationalisation programme to make more efficient use of our accommodation with significant associated reductions in the Department's overall energy usage.
The Department has implemented a number of energy efficiency initiatives since the target was published. The main strategy is to gain efficiencies as a result of the estate strategy to reduce the physical size of the estate and the number of buildings combined with continuing investment in the remaining buildings in energy efficiency projects to improve lighting and environmental controls as well as occupant awareness.
Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what targets he has set for improving energy efficiency in his Department; and how he intends to achieve these targets. [16259]
Alan Johnson: DTI are working toward achieving the energy efficiency targets expressed in the framework for sustainable development, Part E—Energy. The targets set are to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings on the estate by 15 per cent. in terms of KWH usage and that used per square metre by 2010–11.
The DTI London HQ estate is currently being reduced by approximately 30 per cent. as the result of a major rationalisation programme to make more efficient use of our accommodation with significant associated reductions in the Department's overall energy usage.
The Department has implemented a number of energy efficiency initiatives since the target was published. The main strategy is to gain efficiencies as a result of the estate strategy to reduce the physical size of the estate and the number of buildings combined with continuing investment in the remaining buildings in energy efficiency projects to improve lighting and environmental controls as well as occupant awareness.
Mr. Alan Reid: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of electricity used by buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies has come from renewable sources in each year from 1997. [16258]
Alan Johnson: The Department purchases electricity from renewable sources equating to an average of 32.3 per cent. for the period 1999–2000 to 2004–05, for its HQ estate requirement compared to a target of 10 per cent. by 2008.
| Percentage electricity from renewable source | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Not bought |
| 1998–99 | Not bought |
| 1999–2000 | 26 |
| 2000–01 | 26 |
| 2001–02 | 34 |
| 2002–03 | 36 |
| 2003–04 | 35 |
| 2004–05 | 37 |
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Mr. Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of electricity used by buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies has come from renewable sources in each year since 1997. [16260]
Alan Johnson: The Department purchases electricity from renewable sources equating to an average of 32.3 per cent. for the period 1999–2000 to 2004–05, of its HQ estate requirement compared to a target of 10 per cent. by 2008.
| Percentage electricity from renewable source | |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Not bought |
| 1998–99 | Not bought |
| 1999–2000 | 26 |
| 2000–01 | 26 |
| 2001–02 | 34 |
| 2002–03 | 36 |
| 2003–04 | 35 |
| 2004–05 | 37 |
Letter from Ron Marchant to Mr. Edward Davey, dated 10 October 2005:
I am responding to this parliamentary question, tabled on 22 July 2005, regarding the proportion of electricity used by the Patent Office since 1997. During the period 1997–2003 none of the Patent Office Estate used electricity from renewable sources. Since then Concept House, the Patent Office Headquarters and Main building, uses 100% green" electricity. The remainder of the estate are still using electricity from fossil fuels.
Letter from Claire Clancy to Mr. Edward Davey, dated 10 October 2005:
I am responding to your recently tabled Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on behalf of Companies House, which is an Executive Agency of the DTI.
The annual spend by Companies House on electricity up until April 2000 and water and sewerage until April 2001 is not readily available due to a change in monitoring procedures. Figures from 2000 to 2005 for Cardiff, and from 2004 when we opened our Nantgarw office are as follows:
Our Cardiff office has been a 100 per cent. renewable electricity source since July 2001, and our Nantgarw offices is just at the end of the first year of brown energy. We are however negotiating to have it moved to green energy from October 2005.
Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Edward Davey, dated 10 October 2005:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply to you directly on behalf of The Insolvency Service in respect of your question (1063/2005) asking what proportion of the electricity used in this agency's buildings has come from renewable sources in each year since 1997.
The Insolvency Service has not yet bought electricity from renewable sources because it is more expensive than electricity available from other sources. It does not therefore represent value for money. My agency has however installed photovoltaic cells on the roof of our headquarters building here at Bloomsbury Street. Electricity generated by these cells currently accounts for 2.5% of our annual use at this building. The Insolvency Service is therefore making a significant contribution in this way to the sustainable development agenda.
Letter from Dr. Jeff Llewellyn to Mr. Edward Davey, dated 10 October 2005:
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) to your question regarding the proportion of electricity used by Agency buildings that has come from renewable sources, in each year since 1997.
The National Weights & Measures Laboratory (NWML) operates on the same site as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at Teddington. Since 1996 the operations of NPL have been subject to a Management Contract run by NPL Management. Historically, NWML has always paid NPL for its share of the electricity costs and benefits from economies of scale associated
- with the NPL Electricity Contract. We are invoiced by NPL Management, and do not see the invoice from the electricity supplier. NPL Management has told us that the invoice from the supplier does not give any indication what percentage of electricity comes from renewable sources.
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