§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many domestic fridges and freezers his Department intends to purchase in 1993;
(2) what are the latest available annual figures for his Department's purchase of domestic fridges and freezers.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThis information is not recorded centrally and in the case of the prison service could not be obtained without disproporationate cost. The available information, which may not be complete, for the non-prisons estate is that some 66 fridges/freezers will be purchased in 1993, compared with approximately 51 last year.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department will make it its policy to purchase domestic fridges and freezers that do not contain ozone-depleting substances.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIt is the Department's policy, subject to ensuring value for money, to reduce the use of 659W ozone-depleting substances by replacing the equipment which contains them except in instances where usage is essential.