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Refrigeration: Safety

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 February 2026UIN 114683

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the necessary safety measures required for the transition to alternative refrigerants with flammability or toxicity characteristics.

Answered by Emma Hardy

I refer the honourable Member to the answer given on 10 February to the honourable Member for Newbury, PQs 111542 and 111543.

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