Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.

The Department’s energy contracts are negotiated by the Crown Commercial Service and electricity is currently supplied by EDF and gas by Total Energies Gas and Power. In 2021/22, the Department emitted 3,107 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from energy use in its buildings and staff business travel. The Department has recently completed a sustainability strategy and is undertaking surveys of the estate to understand net zero emissions can be achieved.