The Government Property Agency (GPA) manages the Department\u2019s and Ofqual\u2019s office assets on its behalf. Ofsted manages its own assets, including the management of its utilities and associated energy sources.<\/p>
The data for the Department for the 2021/22 financial year is included in the Department\u2019s annual report and accounts, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1125417/DfE_consolidated_annual_report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022_accessible.pdf<\/a>.<\/p> Ofqual has one office within a shared building. The volume of energy used cannot be extrapolated from the building data.<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Cost (£ thousands)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> DfE<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Ofsted <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Ofqual <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 214<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 226<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 1,610<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 1,748<\/p><\/td> 129<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 1,731<\/p><\/td> 181<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 1,610<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 1,748<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 1,731<\/p><\/td> 172<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021/22<\/p><\/td> 1,534<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> The Government Property Agency are DfE\u2019s asset management supplier. It does not hold some of the requested historical data and this is reflected in the table.<\/p> Financial figures for the DfE, Ofsted and Ofqual have been rounded.<\/p> During this period reported the DfE, Ofsted, and Ofqual have had changes in accommodation \u2013 the property strategy and profile has changed moving from sole occupancy buildings to being tenants within the government estate where possible in line with government efficiency strategies.<\/p> Data is not available for Ofqual from 2018 onwards as they have moved to a building where this is included within the lease and so this is not available as a per tenant figure. As such this is reported as \u2018N/A\u2019.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1550989/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) operates a centralised energy procurement strategy for central Government and is responsible for selecting the gas and power supply companies on behalf of all departments. CCS is currently conducting its latest tender round on behalf of departments and the supplier\u2019s environmental credentials will be part of the selection criteria.<\/p> The Government Property Agency (GPA) manages the Department\u2019s building assets and procures energy through the CCS frameworks. The current suppliers are Total Energies Gas & Power Ltd for gas and EDF Energy for electricity. These suppliers are used in the following offices where the Department is the major tenant: Coventry, London and Sheffield.<\/p> The Department is also the major tenant in its Darlington and Manchester offices. The GPA do not hold the details of utilities suppliers for those offices where energy suppliers are managed directly by the landlord.<\/p> The Department\u2019s most recent carbon emissions data is in the Greening Government Commitments 2019 to 2020 annual report. It is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029548/Greening_Government_Commitments_Annual_Report_2019_to_2020.pdf<\/a><\/p> The Department\u2019s steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use are delivered through the GPA\u2019s activities. More broadly, the Department\u2019s steps to reduce emission are outlined in the Greening Government Commitments, which outlines the UK Government\u2019s intentions to mitigate climate change and work towards Net Zero by 2050: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025<\/a>.<\/p> |