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The breakdown of heating source(s) in particular Scottish Government premises: FOI release

Published
2022-08-11
Received
2022-07-26
Responded
2022-08-09
Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Energy, Public sector
Exemptions
17(1)

Information requested

For a breakdown of the heating source(s) in the following Scottish Government premises, for example mains gas, heat pump, etc:

Scottish Parliament Building ('Holyrood') Bute House St Andrew's House Victoria Quay Saughton House Atlantic Quay

Please also provide a breakdown of the heating costs for the Scottish Government premises listed above, broken down by premises across the past five financial years, including the projected spend for 2022/23.

Response

I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested in the format you asked for.

Building Heating Source 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 (estimated) Bute House Natural Gas (Grid) £2,210 £3,756 £4,036 £3,219 £3,321 £10,944 St Andrew's House Natural Gas (Grid) £49,287 £44,636 £69,820 £58,555 £61,573 £180,503 Victoria Quay Natural Gas (Grid) £79,260 £91,382 £99,031 £41,885 £88,375 £288,350 Saughton House Natural Gas (Grid) £46,065 £40,118 £61,031 £32,765 £44,133 £161,194 Atlantic Quay Natural Gas (Grid) £40,090 £40,596 £49,073 £29,511 £36,315 £135,877

The Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have asked for because the Scottish Government is not responsible for the heating at the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament are separate organisations.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact the Scottish Parliament at www.parliament.scot/about/informationrights/ foi-request-form who may be able to help you.

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

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