Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which provider supplies energy to his Department; how much CO2 was emitted through his Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria his Department uses to selecting an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.

The Department does not set selection criteria for its energy suppliers. Energy is provided by suppliers selected by Crown Commercial Services and the suppliers are currently EDF and Corona. In 2018/19 the Department produced 2,987.64 tonnes of CO2 through energy consumption. The Department has an ongoing programme of initiatives to reduce emissions.