§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the150W reasons for installing air conditioning equipment using hydrofluorocarbons in its office at Great George Street. [82684]
§ Ruth KellyThe air conditioning chillers installed in the refurbished Treasury building were procured by Exchequer Partnership in May 2000. At the time of the development of the brief and detailed design for the building the use of refrigerant containing HFCs was in accordance with the accepted industry best practice and fully in line with Government and international environmental and energy policy. The refurbishment has been independently assessed under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method and has been awarded an Excellent rating.