Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) providing and (b) maintaining house plants at the Unity Square building in Nottingham.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
1 Unity Square, Nottingham opened to HMRC staff on 11 April 2022.
1 Unity Square is a Government Hub and is shared with other Government departments and agencies. We expect their migration to be complete later in the financial year.
The design, supply and ongoing maintenance of interior planting in Unity Square is provided as part of HMRC's competitively tendered management contracts.
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to complete the transfer of HMRC staff to Unity Square building in Nottingham from other HMRC locations.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
1 Unity Square, Nottingham opened to HMRC staff on 11 April 2022.
1 Unity Square is a Government Hub and is shared with other Government departments and agencies. We expect their migration to be complete later in the financial year.
The design, supply and ongoing maintenance of interior planting in Unity Square is provided as part of HMRC's competitively tendered management contracts.
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82251 on Treasury: Offices, what the average energy consumption per hour at the HMRC offices at Unity Square was in October 2022.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s Unity Square building has 110 square metres of photovoltaic panels providing solar generated energy.
Details of the average and peak numbers of HMRC staff working in Unity Square for each day in October is set out in the table below.
The table does not include where civil servants from other Government departments who were also working in the building throughout October, together with a number of HMRC contractors, including cleaning and security staff.
Figures are provided for both HMRC’s standard operating hours (7am to 8pm) and for normal office hours (9am to 5pm).
Date | Weekday | HMRC 7am - 8pm | HMRC 9am - 5pm | HMRC Max Concurrent |
01/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | 5 | 8 |
02/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
03/10/2022 | Monday | 751 | 1,010 | 1,266 |
04/10/2022 | Tuesday | 942 | 1,274 | 1,584 |
05/10/2022 | Wednesday | 679 | 915 | 1,135 |
06/10/2022 | Thursday | 700 | 954 | 1,196 |
07/10/2022 | Friday | 457 | 621 | 809 |
08/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
09/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
10/10/2022 | Monday | 758 | 1,023 | 1,266 |
11/10/2022 | Tuesday | 924 | 1,255 | 1,578 |
12/10/2022 | Wednesday | 883 | 1,197 | 1,506 |
13/10/2022 | Thursday | 752 | 1,022 | 1,289 |
14/10/2022 | Friday | 467 | 632 | 818 |
15/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
16/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
17/10/2022 | Monday | 555 | 744 | 929 |
18/10/2022 | Tuesday | 685 | 920 | 1,138 |
19/10/2022 | Wednesday | 796 | 1,085 | 1,351 |
20/10/2022 | Thursday | 763 | 965 | 1,190 |
21/10/2022 | Friday | 477 | 598 | 782 |
22/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
23/10/2022 | Sunday | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24/10/2022 | Monday | 652 | 872 | 1,081 |
25/10/2022 | Tuesday | 850 | 1,148 | 1,422 |
26/10/2022 | Wednesday | 778 | 1,053 | 1,317 |
27/10/2022 | Thursday | 692 | 943 | 1,161 |
28/10/2022 | Friday | 465 | 629 | 800 |
29/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
30/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
31/10/2022 | Monday | 713 | 958 | 1,192 |
Unity Square is heated by gas fired boilers and electric chillers are used for cooling the building.
HMRC does not hold data on the split of electricity consumption between lighting, mechanical and small power elements.
The overall electricity consumption for the building and price paid per unit between April and September 2022 is set out in the table below:
Period | Electricity consumption (kWh) | Cost per kWh Day rate (pence) | Cost per kWh Night rate (pence) |
01/04/22 -14/04/22 | 130,441 | 59.66 | 59.66 |
15/04/22 -30/04/22 | 35.28 | 28.74 | |
01/05/22 – 31/05/22 | 148,292 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/06/22 – 30/06/22 | 164,824 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/07/22 -31/07/22 | 204,877 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/08/22 -31//0822 | 224,217 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/09/22 -30/09/ 22 | 162,172 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
The average energy consumption per hour at Unity Square during October 2022 is set out in the table below:
| Hourly Average KWh |
Electricity | 211.04 |
Gas | 117.27 |
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82251 on Treasury: Offices, how many units of electricity were used in the Unity Square building for (a) lighting, (b) mechanical and (c) small power in each month from April to September 2022; and what the price paid per unit was in each of those months.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s Unity Square building has 110 square metres of photovoltaic panels providing solar generated energy.
Details of the average and peak numbers of HMRC staff working in Unity Square for each day in October is set out in the table below.
The table does not include where civil servants from other Government departments who were also working in the building throughout October, together with a number of HMRC contractors, including cleaning and security staff.
Figures are provided for both HMRC’s standard operating hours (7am to 8pm) and for normal office hours (9am to 5pm).
Date | Weekday | HMRC 7am - 8pm | HMRC 9am - 5pm | HMRC Max Concurrent |
01/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | 5 | 8 |
02/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
03/10/2022 | Monday | 751 | 1,010 | 1,266 |
04/10/2022 | Tuesday | 942 | 1,274 | 1,584 |
05/10/2022 | Wednesday | 679 | 915 | 1,135 |
06/10/2022 | Thursday | 700 | 954 | 1,196 |
07/10/2022 | Friday | 457 | 621 | 809 |
08/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
09/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
10/10/2022 | Monday | 758 | 1,023 | 1,266 |
11/10/2022 | Tuesday | 924 | 1,255 | 1,578 |
12/10/2022 | Wednesday | 883 | 1,197 | 1,506 |
13/10/2022 | Thursday | 752 | 1,022 | 1,289 |
14/10/2022 | Friday | 467 | 632 | 818 |
15/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
16/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
17/10/2022 | Monday | 555 | 744 | 929 |
18/10/2022 | Tuesday | 685 | 920 | 1,138 |
19/10/2022 | Wednesday | 796 | 1,085 | 1,351 |
20/10/2022 | Thursday | 763 | 965 | 1,190 |
21/10/2022 | Friday | 477 | 598 | 782 |
22/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
23/10/2022 | Sunday | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24/10/2022 | Monday | 652 | 872 | 1,081 |
25/10/2022 | Tuesday | 850 | 1,148 | 1,422 |
26/10/2022 | Wednesday | 778 | 1,053 | 1,317 |
27/10/2022 | Thursday | 692 | 943 | 1,161 |
28/10/2022 | Friday | 465 | 629 | 800 |
29/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
30/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
31/10/2022 | Monday | 713 | 958 | 1,192 |
Unity Square is heated by gas fired boilers and electric chillers are used for cooling the building.
HMRC does not hold data on the split of electricity consumption between lighting, mechanical and small power elements.
The overall electricity consumption for the building and price paid per unit between April and September 2022 is set out in the table below:
Period | Electricity consumption (kWh) | Cost per kWh Day rate (pence) | Cost per kWh Night rate (pence) |
01/04/22 -14/04/22 | 130,441 | 59.66 | 59.66 |
15/04/22 -30/04/22 | 35.28 | 28.74 | |
01/05/22 – 31/05/22 | 148,292 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/06/22 – 30/06/22 | 164,824 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/07/22 -31/07/22 | 204,877 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/08/22 -31//0822 | 224,217 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/09/22 -30/09/ 22 | 162,172 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
The average energy consumption per hour at Unity Square during October 2022 is set out in the table below:
| Hourly Average KWh |
Electricity | 211.04 |
Gas | 117.27 |
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82251 on Treasury: Offices, what systems are used to (a) heat and (b) cool the building at Unity Square.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s Unity Square building has 110 square metres of photovoltaic panels providing solar generated energy.
Details of the average and peak numbers of HMRC staff working in Unity Square for each day in October is set out in the table below.
The table does not include where civil servants from other Government departments who were also working in the building throughout October, together with a number of HMRC contractors, including cleaning and security staff.
Figures are provided for both HMRC’s standard operating hours (7am to 8pm) and for normal office hours (9am to 5pm).
Date | Weekday | HMRC 7am - 8pm | HMRC 9am - 5pm | HMRC Max Concurrent |
01/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | 5 | 8 |
02/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
03/10/2022 | Monday | 751 | 1,010 | 1,266 |
04/10/2022 | Tuesday | 942 | 1,274 | 1,584 |
05/10/2022 | Wednesday | 679 | 915 | 1,135 |
06/10/2022 | Thursday | 700 | 954 | 1,196 |
07/10/2022 | Friday | 457 | 621 | 809 |
08/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
09/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
10/10/2022 | Monday | 758 | 1,023 | 1,266 |
11/10/2022 | Tuesday | 924 | 1,255 | 1,578 |
12/10/2022 | Wednesday | 883 | 1,197 | 1,506 |
13/10/2022 | Thursday | 752 | 1,022 | 1,289 |
14/10/2022 | Friday | 467 | 632 | 818 |
15/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
16/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
17/10/2022 | Monday | 555 | 744 | 929 |
18/10/2022 | Tuesday | 685 | 920 | 1,138 |
19/10/2022 | Wednesday | 796 | 1,085 | 1,351 |
20/10/2022 | Thursday | 763 | 965 | 1,190 |
21/10/2022 | Friday | 477 | 598 | 782 |
22/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
23/10/2022 | Sunday | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24/10/2022 | Monday | 652 | 872 | 1,081 |
25/10/2022 | Tuesday | 850 | 1,148 | 1,422 |
26/10/2022 | Wednesday | 778 | 1,053 | 1,317 |
27/10/2022 | Thursday | 692 | 943 | 1,161 |
28/10/2022 | Friday | 465 | 629 | 800 |
29/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
30/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
31/10/2022 | Monday | 713 | 958 | 1,192 |
Unity Square is heated by gas fired boilers and electric chillers are used for cooling the building.
HMRC does not hold data on the split of electricity consumption between lighting, mechanical and small power elements.
The overall electricity consumption for the building and price paid per unit between April and September 2022 is set out in the table below:
Period | Electricity consumption (kWh) | Cost per kWh Day rate (pence) | Cost per kWh Night rate (pence) |
01/04/22 -14/04/22 | 130,441 | 59.66 | 59.66 |
15/04/22 -30/04/22 | 35.28 | 28.74 | |
01/05/22 – 31/05/22 | 148,292 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/06/22 – 30/06/22 | 164,824 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/07/22 -31/07/22 | 204,877 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/08/22 -31//0822 | 224,217 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/09/22 -30/09/ 22 | 162,172 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
The average energy consumption per hour at Unity Square during October 2022 is set out in the table below:
| Hourly Average KWh |
Electricity | 211.04 |
Gas | 117.27 |
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82253 on Revenue and Customs: Staff, what the (a) average and (b) peak number of HMRC staff working in the Unity Square building was in each day in October 2022.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s Unity Square building has 110 square metres of photovoltaic panels providing solar generated energy.
Details of the average and peak numbers of HMRC staff working in Unity Square for each day in October is set out in the table below.
The table does not include where civil servants from other Government departments who were also working in the building throughout October, together with a number of HMRC contractors, including cleaning and security staff.
Figures are provided for both HMRC’s standard operating hours (7am to 8pm) and for normal office hours (9am to 5pm).
Date | Weekday | HMRC 7am - 8pm | HMRC 9am - 5pm | HMRC Max Concurrent |
01/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | 5 | 8 |
02/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
03/10/2022 | Monday | 751 | 1,010 | 1,266 |
04/10/2022 | Tuesday | 942 | 1,274 | 1,584 |
05/10/2022 | Wednesday | 679 | 915 | 1,135 |
06/10/2022 | Thursday | 700 | 954 | 1,196 |
07/10/2022 | Friday | 457 | 621 | 809 |
08/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
09/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
10/10/2022 | Monday | 758 | 1,023 | 1,266 |
11/10/2022 | Tuesday | 924 | 1,255 | 1,578 |
12/10/2022 | Wednesday | 883 | 1,197 | 1,506 |
13/10/2022 | Thursday | 752 | 1,022 | 1,289 |
14/10/2022 | Friday | 467 | 632 | 818 |
15/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
16/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
17/10/2022 | Monday | 555 | 744 | 929 |
18/10/2022 | Tuesday | 685 | 920 | 1,138 |
19/10/2022 | Wednesday | 796 | 1,085 | 1,351 |
20/10/2022 | Thursday | 763 | 965 | 1,190 |
21/10/2022 | Friday | 477 | 598 | 782 |
22/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
23/10/2022 | Sunday | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24/10/2022 | Monday | 652 | 872 | 1,081 |
25/10/2022 | Tuesday | 850 | 1,148 | 1,422 |
26/10/2022 | Wednesday | 778 | 1,053 | 1,317 |
27/10/2022 | Thursday | 692 | 943 | 1,161 |
28/10/2022 | Friday | 465 | 629 | 800 |
29/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
30/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
31/10/2022 | Monday | 713 | 958 | 1,192 |
Unity Square is heated by gas fired boilers and electric chillers are used for cooling the building.
HMRC does not hold data on the split of electricity consumption between lighting, mechanical and small power elements.
The overall electricity consumption for the building and price paid per unit between April and September 2022 is set out in the table below:
Period | Electricity consumption (kWh) | Cost per kWh Day rate (pence) | Cost per kWh Night rate (pence) |
01/04/22 -14/04/22 | 130,441 | 59.66 | 59.66 |
15/04/22 -30/04/22 | 35.28 | 28.74 | |
01/05/22 – 31/05/22 | 148,292 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/06/22 – 30/06/22 | 164,824 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/07/22 -31/07/22 | 204,877 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/08/22 -31//0822 | 224,217 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/09/22 -30/09/ 22 | 162,172 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
The average energy consumption per hour at Unity Square during October 2022 is set out in the table below:
| Hourly Average KWh |
Electricity | 211.04 |
Gas | 117.27 |
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 82252 on Revenue and Customs: Offices, whether the HMRC building at Unity Square is fitted with solar panels.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s Unity Square building has 110 square metres of photovoltaic panels providing solar generated energy.
Details of the average and peak numbers of HMRC staff working in Unity Square for each day in October is set out in the table below.
The table does not include where civil servants from other Government departments who were also working in the building throughout October, together with a number of HMRC contractors, including cleaning and security staff.
Figures are provided for both HMRC’s standard operating hours (7am to 8pm) and for normal office hours (9am to 5pm).
Date | Weekday | HMRC 7am - 8pm | HMRC 9am - 5pm | HMRC Max Concurrent |
01/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | 5 | 8 |
02/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
03/10/2022 | Monday | 751 | 1,010 | 1,266 |
04/10/2022 | Tuesday | 942 | 1,274 | 1,584 |
05/10/2022 | Wednesday | 679 | 915 | 1,135 |
06/10/2022 | Thursday | 700 | 954 | 1,196 |
07/10/2022 | Friday | 457 | 621 | 809 |
08/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
09/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
10/10/2022 | Monday | 758 | 1,023 | 1,266 |
11/10/2022 | Tuesday | 924 | 1,255 | 1,578 |
12/10/2022 | Wednesday | 883 | 1,197 | 1,506 |
13/10/2022 | Thursday | 752 | 1,022 | 1,289 |
14/10/2022 | Friday | 467 | 632 | 818 |
15/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
16/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
17/10/2022 | Monday | 555 | 744 | 929 |
18/10/2022 | Tuesday | 685 | 920 | 1,138 |
19/10/2022 | Wednesday | 796 | 1,085 | 1,351 |
20/10/2022 | Thursday | 763 | 965 | 1,190 |
21/10/2022 | Friday | 477 | 598 | 782 |
22/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
23/10/2022 | Sunday | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24/10/2022 | Monday | 652 | 872 | 1,081 |
25/10/2022 | Tuesday | 850 | 1,148 | 1,422 |
26/10/2022 | Wednesday | 778 | 1,053 | 1,317 |
27/10/2022 | Thursday | 692 | 943 | 1,161 |
28/10/2022 | Friday | 465 | 629 | 800 |
29/10/2022 | Saturday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
30/10/2022 | Sunday | Less than 5 | Less than 5 | Less than 5 |
31/10/2022 | Monday | 713 | 958 | 1,192 |
Unity Square is heated by gas fired boilers and electric chillers are used for cooling the building.
HMRC does not hold data on the split of electricity consumption between lighting, mechanical and small power elements.
The overall electricity consumption for the building and price paid per unit between April and September 2022 is set out in the table below:
Period | Electricity consumption (kWh) | Cost per kWh Day rate (pence) | Cost per kWh Night rate (pence) |
01/04/22 -14/04/22 | 130,441 | 59.66 | 59.66 |
15/04/22 -30/04/22 | 35.28 | 28.74 | |
01/05/22 – 31/05/22 | 148,292 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/06/22 – 30/06/22 | 164,824 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/07/22 -31/07/22 | 204,877 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/08/22 -31//0822 | 224,217 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
01/09/22 -30/09/ 22 | 162,172 | 35.28 | 28.74 |
The average energy consumption per hour at Unity Square during October 2022 is set out in the table below:
| Hourly Average KWh |
Electricity | 211.04 |
Gas | 117.27 |
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve energy efficiency in HMRC offices.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and sustainability is at the heart of its regional centre design. All its new build regional centres have been designed and built to a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent standard. This involves a range of criteria including: energy and water use, waste, health and wellbeing, with a significant amount relying on modern technical solutions that are continually being refined for efficiency..
HMRC is working to enhance its Building Management System, including energy management, in all its new buildings, and it is reviewing temperature settings to ensure staff are able to work comfortably, whilst minimising energy usage. This work contributes to HMRC’s net zero by 2040 ambition, and the net zero estates roadmaps are being developed to support this goal.
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the average number of staff who work at HMRC Unity Square in Nottingham between the hours of 9.00pm and 7.00am from Mondays to Fridays.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The lights in Unity Square are fitted with sensors which are motion activated and, under normal daytime operation, the lights are triggered by low light levels and people movement.
As part of the normal process of delivering a new building and ensuring it is operating effectively and efficiently, HMRC is working to address issues with the way the lighting system in Unity Square is currently programmed which are leading to lights being switched on for longer periods than expected. It has had contractors on site this week to fix this and has reported an improvement, with more work to take place shortly. HMRC will be carefully monitoring whether the changes implemented have been effective.
Once fully implemented, we expect the length of time the lights remain on after the last detected movement will be reduced from 30 minutes to 10 minutes. In addition, after 8:15pm, the lights will be switched off with activation after that time only if movement is detected and will remain on for 5 minutes. HMRC is also reviewing out of hours operating procedures to further reduce energy usage.
Since April 2022, when Unity Square opened, monthly electricity expenditure for the building, including lighting, is as follows.
Apr-2022 | £87,488.78 |
May-2022 | £79,107.16 |
Jun-2022 | £86,343.35 |
Jul-2022 | £106,209.28 |
Aug-2022 | £113,345.46 |
Sep-2022 | £85,311.17 |
HMRC’s core hours are 7am until 8pm. Since 1st October 2022 the average number of HMRC staff in the building between 9pm and 6am is 4. Unity Square is a Government Hub and HMRC shares the building with 5 other Government departments. Additionally, there are varying numbers of contractors on site.
Asked by: Lilian Greenwood (Labour - Nottingham South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on electricity each month for its offices at Unity Square, Nottingham since those offices opened.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The lights in Unity Square are fitted with sensors which are motion activated and, under normal daytime operation, the lights are triggered by low light levels and people movement.
As part of the normal process of delivering a new building and ensuring it is operating effectively and efficiently, HMRC is working to address issues with the way the lighting system in Unity Square is currently programmed which are leading to lights being switched on for longer periods than expected. It has had contractors on site this week to fix this and has reported an improvement, with more work to take place shortly. HMRC will be carefully monitoring whether the changes implemented have been effective.
Once fully implemented, we expect the length of time the lights remain on after the last detected movement will be reduced from 30 minutes to 10 minutes. In addition, after 8:15pm, the lights will be switched off with activation after that time only if movement is detected and will remain on for 5 minutes. HMRC is also reviewing out of hours operating procedures to further reduce energy usage.
Since April 2022, when Unity Square opened, monthly electricity expenditure for the building, including lighting, is as follows.
Apr-2022 | £87,488.78 |
May-2022 | £79,107.16 |
Jun-2022 | £86,343.35 |
Jul-2022 | £106,209.28 |
Aug-2022 | £113,345.46 |
Sep-2022 | £85,311.17 |
HMRC’s core hours are 7am until 8pm. Since 1st October 2022 the average number of HMRC staff in the building between 9pm and 6am is 4. Unity Square is a Government Hub and HMRC shares the building with 5 other Government departments. Additionally, there are varying numbers of contractors on site.