Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in his Department are employed full-time in connection with implementing the Eco Design of Energy Related Products Directive, 2009/125/EC.

Following remaining recruitment, the Department will have five full-time officials working on Eco Design and Energy Labelling Directives.

ICF International are contracted by the team to provide technical advice and this is supplemented by support from analysts across DECC’s Energy Efficiency Deployment Office.

DECC have appointed the National Measurement Office to monitor compliance and enforce the Eco Design and Energy Labelling implementing measures within the UK.