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Debate between Andrew Rosindell and Dan Rogerson
Thursday 12th March 2015

(9 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Rosindell Portrait Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab)
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5. What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s environmental key performance indicators are met.

Dan Rogerson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Rogerson)
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The core Department has reduced the size of its core estate to three properties and implemented measures such as LED lighting and improved insulation to reduce energy use. Carbon emissions, the quantity of waste we generate and the amount of water we use have reduced by 39%, 30% and 2% respectively. In the coming year, we are looking to use energy performance contracts to make our buildings more efficient and potentially to introduce renewable generation.