Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.

The Departments energy is supplied through the Crown Commercial Services Energy Framework. Under this framework, EDF supply electricity and Total Energies supply gas.

Departmental carbon dioxide emission for 2021-22 was 24,157 tonnes.

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) operates a centralised energy procurement strategy for central government and is responsible for selecting the gas and power supply companies on behalf of all departments. CCS is currently conducting its latest tender round on behalf of departments and the supplier environmental credentials will be part of the selection criteria.

Currently our emissions have reduced by 44% compared to our baseline year against a target of 44% by 2025. This has been achieved through a combination of grid decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures taken across our estate.