Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of the energy used by (a) her Department, (b) Ofsted and (c) Ofqual came from (i) renewable and (ii) non-renewable energy sources in the last 12 months for which data is available.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) manages the Department’s and Ofqual’s office assets on its behalf. Ofsted manages its own assets, including the management of its utilities and associated energy sources.

The data for the Department for the 2021/22 financial year is included in the Department’s annual report and accounts, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1125417/DfE_consolidated_annual_report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022_accessible.pdf.

Ofqual has one office within a shared building. The volume of energy used cannot be extrapolated from the building data.

The data for Ofsted for the 2021/22 financial year is included in its annual report and accounts, accessible at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090199/31252_Ofsted_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-22__Print_.pdf.

During the 2021/22 financial year, all electricity accounts under GPA or Ofsted’s name transferred to a renewable for business energy tariff, meaning that the electricity was 100% renewable.

In some Departmental and Ofsted offices, the landlord incorporates utility bills into the rent, meaning that information on the volume of energy used and whether it is renewable is not fully known.