HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc215-6W
Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what actions his Department has taken to communicate to(a) the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers and (b) the Building Services Journal the Government's policy on the use of HFC refrigerants in air-conditioning. [71357]

Mr. Meacher

I have been asked to reply.

The Government issued the UK Climate Change Programme in November 2000 and its publication was widely publicised. The Programme sets out the key elements of the Government's policy on HFCs to enable industry and users to make investment decisions with more certainty.

My officials are now writing to the Building Services Engineers and the Building Services Journal enclosing details of the policy on HFC use in air-conditioning systems.