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The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): The Department of Health does not have a record of water consumption for years before 1997-98. The water consumption figures (in cubic metres) for its main London administrative estate are as follows.



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1997-98

60,768

1998-99

30,507

1999-2000

28,428

2000-01

25,440

2001-02

22,167

2002-03

27,287

2003-04

22,156

7.5 cubic metres per person

2004-05

20,926

7.12 cubic metres per person

The department does not have a record of building occupancy for years prior to 2002-03.

In 2004-05, the average water consumption per person per year was 7.12 cubic metres. This has significantly improved on the 7.7 cubic metres target set in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate.


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