Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 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.

At the Department’s headquarters building at 1 Victoria Street, London, the gas supplier is Total Gas and Power and the electricity supplier is EDF.

Greenhouse gas emissions figures are published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report and the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.

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 and the supplier’s environmental credentials will be part of the selection criteria.

The Department has carried out energy efficiency measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including upgrading lighting to LEDs, upgrading the Building Management System and installing electrical sub-metering.