§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many portable halon fire extinguishers are contained within his Department's buildings; and what measures are being taken to ensure their recycling and replacement;
(2) what measures have been taken to ensure that ozone-destroying substances in use by his Department identified as controlled waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 do not reach the atmosphere:
(3) how many chlorofluorocarbon domestic fridges are contained within his Department's buildings;
(4) what targets have been set for the recycling of ozone-depleting chemicals within his Department's buildings;
(5) what is the quantity of ozone-depleting substances recycled within his Department and returned to the manufacturer;
(6) by what date his Department's use of ozone-depleting chemicals will conform to EC regulations on limits on these chemicals;
(7) how much funding has been allocated or spent to deal specifically with measures to reduce his Department's consumption of ozone-depleting substances;
(8) what action has been taken to ensure that ozone-destroying substances consumed by his Department are identified as controlled wastes when they are no longer in use;
(9) if he will provide details from the maintenance and servicing record of the quantity and type of ozone-destroying chemicals used annually in his Department's refrigeration and air conditioning equipment for servicing and in leakages; and what proportion is removed for recycling;
(10) how many chlorofluorocarbon and hydrochloro-fluorocarbon installations are contained within his Department's buildings;
620W(11) how many refrigeration and air conditioning systems in his Department are equipped with automatic leak detection systems;
(12) what proportion of his Department's consumption of ozone-depleting substances becomes controlled waste in terms of section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
(13) what guidance has been sought and received on alternatives or substitutes to the ozone-destroying chemicals in use by his Department;
(14) which current uses of ozone-depleting chemicals by his Department are considered essential.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 November]: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as the necessary information has been collated.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest available figures for his Department's total purchase of CFCs and HCFCs.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 November]: The information required could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.