Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the energy costs incurred by (a) it and (b) its public bodies in each of the past five years.
The total cost of gas and electric for Core Scottish Government buildings in the past 5 years is
2019 - £3,156,688 (Electricity £2,662,002, Gas £494,686)
2020 - £2,076,368 (Electricity £1,832,164, Gas £244,204)
2021 - £2,919,646 (Electricity £2,487,991, Gas £431,655)
2022 - £3,752,115 (Electricity £2,937,460, Gas £814,655)
2023 - £5,411,415 (Electricity £4,542,639, Gas £868,776)
2024 - £6,478,435 (Electricity £5,613,007, Gas £865,428)
Information on the energy costs for public bodies is not held centrally.