Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in his Department; and if he will make a statement.

In 2013/14, the Ministry of Justice reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2012/13 against the 2009/10 baseline.

The MoJ is reducing its energy costs (defined as pence per kWh) by migrating energy and utilities contracts onto the Crown Commercial Service Framework.

MoJ also has a programme of projects to reduce carbon emissions and to improve energy efficiency across its Estate.

Reducing the amount we generate in carbon emissions forms an important part of our strategy to deliver savings within the MoJ estate.