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

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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