Written question asked by Graham Stringer (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 November 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on progress on her policies and measures for reducing HFC emissions as outlined in paragraphs 72-76, section two, chapter four of Climate Change - the UK Programme (November 2000). - (Holding answer 8 November 2004).

Answer: Mr. Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on progress on her policies and measures for reducing HFC emissions as outlined in paragraphs 72-76, section two, chapter four of Climate Change-- the UK Programme (November 2000). [196288] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 8 November 2004]: Good progress has been made in developing effective measures to reduce HFC emissions. Political agreement to an EC regulation on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases, and a directive amending Existing Vehicle Type Approval in relation to Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) in cars was reached in October 2004. The regulation includes measures on: containment through responsible handling during use, recycling and end-of-life recovery; reporting on quantities produced, supplied, used and emitted; certain application specific bans on use and placing on the market. The directive includes a ban on the use of fluorinated gases with high Global Warming Potential (GWP) in MACs from 2011 (new vehicle types) and 2017 (all new vehicles).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 196288; 426 c685-6W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Air pollution Climate change EU law Hydrofluorocarbons Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Pollution control
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