Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines have been installed on each of the buildings on his Department's estate in each of the last five years.

The Ministry of Justice is committed to reducing its carbon emissions on a trajectory to Net Zero by 2050 or sooner; and has already reduced its total emissions by 44% by 2019-20 compared to 2009-10.

Renewable energy generation will be a key part of the Ministry’s Net Zero Carbon Strategy. We have purchased 977 solar panels in 2019 and 1307 in 2020 for installation in 2020-21; and have firm plans to generate even more renewable energy over the next two years. Surveys at 100 prisons will be completed this financial year to identify the best opportunities for future installation of renewable technologies.

In addition, the Ministry of Justice installed solar panels at three sites in 2015, 2016 and 2019; and a wind turbine at one site in 2018. Solar panels or wind turbines are installed at a further 12 sites on the Department’s estate, but these were fitted prior to the period in question.