Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on energy conservation measures for its buildings in each of the last four years.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
No energy from renewable sources has been produced from these buildings, but the Cabinet Office electricity provider is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, owning 35 wind farms – including two offshore wind farms – and one of the largest operational battery storage units in Europe.
All Department’s buildings have a DEC Certificate - ranging from G to C ratings.
Energy for these buildings has not been purchased through a renewable energy tariff although there will be a significant proportion of renewable energy in the supply. All departments are mandated to purchase their energy via the CCS framework.
Information on carbon produced by all Government Departments is included in the Greening Government Commitment Annual Reports.
A number of projects carried out at each site have included energy efficiency elements such as the installation of new or upgraded boilers, BMS and lighting but these typically form part of wider lifecycle upgrade or refurbishment projects. Costs specifically related to the energy efficiency element are not recorded separately or held centrally in the form requested.
The Display Energy Certificate rating has improved in each of the last 5 years for 2 out of 5 buildings.
No buildings that we manage have been converted to housing.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much carbon has been produced by his Department’s activities in each of the last five years.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
No energy from renewable sources has been produced from these buildings, but the Cabinet Office electricity provider is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, owning 35 wind farms – including two offshore wind farms – and one of the largest operational battery storage units in Europe.
All Department’s buildings have a DEC Certificate - ranging from G to C ratings.
Energy for these buildings has not been purchased through a renewable energy tariff although there will be a significant proportion of renewable energy in the supply. All departments are mandated to purchase their energy via the CCS framework.
Information on carbon produced by all Government Departments is included in the Greening Government Commitment Annual Reports.
A number of projects carried out at each site have included energy efficiency elements such as the installation of new or upgraded boilers, BMS and lighting but these typically form part of wider lifecycle upgrade or refurbishment projects. Costs specifically related to the energy efficiency element are not recorded separately or held centrally in the form requested.
The Display Energy Certificate rating has improved in each of the last 5 years for 2 out of 5 buildings.
No buildings that we manage have been converted to housing.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all of his Department's buildings are purchasing energy through a renewable energy tariff.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
No energy from renewable sources has been produced from these buildings, but the Cabinet Office electricity provider is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, owning 35 wind farms – including two offshore wind farms – and one of the largest operational battery storage units in Europe.
All Department’s buildings have a DEC Certificate - ranging from G to C ratings.
Energy for these buildings has not been purchased through a renewable energy tariff although there will be a significant proportion of renewable energy in the supply. All departments are mandated to purchase their energy via the CCS framework.
Information on carbon produced by all Government Departments is included in the Greening Government Commitment Annual Reports.
A number of projects carried out at each site have included energy efficiency elements such as the installation of new or upgraded boilers, BMS and lighting but these typically form part of wider lifecycle upgrade or refurbishment projects. Costs specifically related to the energy efficiency element are not recorded separately or held centrally in the form requested.
The Display Energy Certificate rating has improved in each of the last 5 years for 2 out of 5 buildings.
No buildings that we manage have been converted to housing.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's buildings have a Display Energy Certificate rating; and what that rating is for each of those buildings.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
No energy from renewable sources has been produced from these buildings, but the Cabinet Office electricity provider is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, owning 35 wind farms – including two offshore wind farms – and one of the largest operational battery storage units in Europe.
All Department’s buildings have a DEC Certificate - ranging from G to C ratings.
Energy for these buildings has not been purchased through a renewable energy tariff although there will be a significant proportion of renewable energy in the supply. All departments are mandated to purchase their energy via the CCS framework.
Information on carbon produced by all Government Departments is included in the Greening Government Commitment Annual Reports.
A number of projects carried out at each site have included energy efficiency elements such as the installation of new or upgraded boilers, BMS and lighting but these typically form part of wider lifecycle upgrade or refurbishment projects. Costs specifically related to the energy efficiency element are not recorded separately or held centrally in the form requested.
The Display Energy Certificate rating has improved in each of the last 5 years for 2 out of 5 buildings.
No buildings that we manage have been converted to housing.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much energy from renewable energy sources has been produced from his departmental buildings in each of the last five years.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
No energy from renewable sources has been produced from these buildings, but the Cabinet Office electricity provider is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, owning 35 wind farms – including two offshore wind farms – and one of the largest operational battery storage units in Europe.
All Department’s buildings have a DEC Certificate - ranging from G to C ratings.
Energy for these buildings has not been purchased through a renewable energy tariff although there will be a significant proportion of renewable energy in the supply. All departments are mandated to purchase their energy via the CCS framework.
Information on carbon produced by all Government Departments is included in the Greening Government Commitment Annual Reports.
A number of projects carried out at each site have included energy efficiency elements such as the installation of new or upgraded boilers, BMS and lighting but these typically form part of wider lifecycle upgrade or refurbishment projects. Costs specifically related to the energy efficiency element are not recorded separately or held centrally in the form requested.
The Display Energy Certificate rating has improved in each of the last 5 years for 2 out of 5 buildings.
No buildings that we manage have been converted to housing.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met with care home (a) workers and (b) providers.
Answered by Boris Johnson
I have engaged with care workers and with NHS staff in recent weeks, where I have been able to thank them for their tireless work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Cabinet Secretaries have left their posts in each of the last 15 years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Lord Turnbull served as Cabinet Secretary from 2002 to 2005, Lord O'Donnell from 2005 to 2011, Lord Heywood of Whitehall from 2011 to 2018, and Sir Mark Sedwill from 2018.
Over the last fifteen years various permanent secretaries have left their posts including to other roles; some held more than one role during this period.
In 2014 the Coalition Government agreed that all new Permanent Secretaries (SCS4-level appointments) would be made on the basis of a 5 year fixed tenure, and that there would be no automatic presumption in favour of renewal.
The table below relates only to substantive first and second permanent secretaries; it does not include Directors General assigned on a short-term basis to cover temporary vacancies. It therefore includes the permanent secretary of the Department of Energy and Climate Change who left during the time while the Member for Kingston and Surbiton was Secretary of State, but not an official who left having filled the role on a temporary basis. Members of the Diplomatic Service, other than the Permanent Secretary to FCO, are also not included.
2005 | 12 | 2011 | 10 | 2017 | 9 |
2006 | 6 | 2012 | 8 | 2018 | 3 |
2007 | 11 | 2013 | 6 | 2019 | 7 |
2008 | 7 | 2014 | 4 | 2020 (to June) | 6 |
2009 | 4 | 2015 | 9 |
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2010 | 8 | 2016 | 4 |
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Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of deaths as a result of covid-19 in care homes in (a) the UK and (b) Germany; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many data breaches his Department has reported to the Information Commissioner in each of the last five years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
All Information Commissioner Office (ICO) recordable breaches are recorded by the department and published in the Cabinet Office annual report. In the last five years, a total of 7 breaches have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office. There have been 11 reportable incidents in the last 10 years.
2019/20 there were two breaches reported to the ICO
2018/19 there were two breaches reported to the ICO
2017/18 there were three breaches reported to the ICO
2016/17 there were no breaches reported to the ICO
2015/16 there were no breaches reported to the ICO
2014/15 there was one breach reported to the ICO
2013/14 there were two breaches reported to the ICO
2012/13 there was one breach reported to the ICO
2011/12 there was one breach reported to the ICO
2010/11 there were no breaches reported to the ICO
None of the reported breaches resulted in follow-up ICO action.
Asked by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, how much correspondence he received on his Special Adviser Mr Dominic Cummings in each month of 2020.
Answered by Boris Johnson
This information is not centrally held, and would incur disproportionate cost to collate. My office receives over 3,000 letters and emails every week covering a broad spectrum of issues.