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Water Supply: Consumption
Lord Hanningfield asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How much water
in total and per occupant in cubic metres was consumed in the
headquarters of the Department for Work and Pensions in each year since
its
creation.[HL6568]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath): The overall water consumption figures for the whole of DWP in cubic metres per person per annum, as reported in the Sustainable Development in Government Report, are as follows.
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Calculations for 2005-06 have not yet been made, but will be published later this year.
The following table provides a breakdown of total water consumption, in cubic metres, for each building that is currently on our headquarters estate. It is not possible to provide data on the consumption rate per occupant as the department does not maintain historical information on the number of staff deployed within individual buildings.
Data are reported from 2002-03 as this was the first full year of DWP operations.
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
The data given for 2003-04, for all buildings marked with an *, has been estimated. Full-year information was not available, due to failures in the recording system. Part-year data were amended to show an estimated consumption for the whole year.
We are unable to provide any information on water consumption in the following buildings, as the department is either a minor occupier to another government department (which would report consumption figures) or it is a building where the water charges are included as part of the overall rental figure paid to the landlord.
Revised targets for water consumption across the government estate were published on 12 June. These require us, using a baseline of 2004-05 data, to achieve a 25 per cent reduction in water consumption by 2020 and also to reduce water consumption to an average of 3 cubic metres per person/year in all new builds or major office refurbishments.
The department is working with its estates partners, Land Securities Trillium, to develop additional measures to meet current and any future water consumption targets. This includes investment into water saving devices such as waterless urinals, which are anticipated to considerably reduce water consumption figures across the estate.
Waterways Ireland
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- At
what level the director of marketing and communications was designated
and transferred from the Civil Service to Waterways Ireland in March
2002; and what is his current
salary.[HL6607]
Lord Rooker: The current salary of the director of marketing and communications at Waterways Ireland is £50,571.35 per year.
It would be inappropriate for me to comment on his previous employment in the Irish Civil Service.
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Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether
Waterways Ireland will be included in the discussions and negotiations
on restoring devolution to Northern Ireland due to take place over the
coming months.[HL6608]
12 July 2006 : Column WA136
Lord Rooker: The Government will do all theycan to facilitate discussions and negotiationsbetween the Northern Ireland political partiesin the lead-up to the 24 November deadline. It is primarily a matter for the parties to determine which issues need to be included in these discussions. To date, none has suggested that Waterways Ireland be included.
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