§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 25 March 2002,Official Report, column 717W, on air conditioning, if she will make a statement on the results of the monitoring of the Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment; and what progress has been made in BREEAM to discourage the procurement of refrigerants with a high global warming potential. [71453]
§ Mr. WilsonI have been asked to reply.
BREEAM is a commercial product of the Building Research Establishment and its methodology is revised annually. I understand that the current revision, which is due to be applied for assessments from September 2002 onwards, is likely to address the global warming potential of refrigerants.