§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many refrigeration units are operating in his Department's buildings. [89936]
§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of the refrigerators inside his Department use HFCs as their refrigerant. [89935]
§ Mr. MealeDecisions on the purchase of refrigerators are for the Department's local property centres and details are not recorded centrally. My Department's practice is not to purchase refrigerators which use hydrofluorocarbons where suitable substitutes exist. For example, the specification for refrigerators in our new London headquarters buildings resulted in the use of the alternative refrigerant R600a.