§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which London headquarters premises owned or leased by his Department use(a) chlorofluorocarbons and (b) hydrochlorofluorocarbons for refrigeration and other relevant energy needs. [160019]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 1 May 2001]: The information is as follows:
- (a) Chlorofluorocarbons are no longer used by the Department; and
- (b) Some hydrochlorofluorocarbons are still in use for refrigeration and air conditioning at both of the Department's London buildings.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what his Department's policy is regarding the purchase of(a) hydrocarbons and (b) other environmentally benign refrigerants to meet the refrigeration and other relevant energy needs of buildings and premises owned and leased by his Department; and if he will make a statement.[160017]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 1 May 2001]: It is the Department's policy to use environmentally preferable refrigerants wherever practicable, and to continue to explore other environmentally benign alternatives.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to what extent his Department's headquarters buildings use hydrofluorocarbons for(a) refrigeration and (b) air conditioning; what amounts of
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LEA FTE of pupils in all maintained schools DfEE grant (£000) LEA matched funding (£000) Programme total(£000) Programme total Amount per FTE pupil(£000) 867 Bracknell Forest 15,081 111.8 25.0 136.8 136,760 9.07 868 Windsor and Maidenhead 18,631 178.0 0.0 178.0 178,000 9.55 869 Newbury (West Berkshire) 23,736 201.1 6.1 207.1 207,100 8.73 870 Reading 16,854 81.0 0.0 81.0 81,000 4.81 871 Slough 18,546.5 129.0 92.0 221.0 221,000 11.92 872 Wokingham 23,526 190.0 0.0 190.0 190,000 8.08 England 7,558,954.5 59,379 — — 59,379,397 7.86 hydrofluorocarbons have been purchased in each year since 1995; and what plans he has to phase out the (i) purchase and (ii) use of hydrofluorocarbons. [160011]
§ Mr. Wills[holding answer 1 May 2001]: My Department's headquarters buildings use hydrofluorocarbons in (a) kitchen and tea point refrigerators and (b) air conditioning or air cooling systems at three buildings. Information on the amounts of hydrofluorocarbons purchased since 1995 is not collected in the form requested. It is the Department's policy to avoid the purchase and use of hydrofluorocarbons in favour of environmentally preferable substitutes wherever possible.