Written question asked by Geraint Davies (Labour) on Friday, 10 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 20 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Wood-burning Stoves

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 59 of the Clean Air Strategy published in January 2019, what progress he has made on working with industry sectors and test houses to review different methods for testing stove emissions to determine what test methods are most reliable for wood burning stoves in the context of the EU Ecodesign regulations 2022.

Answer

Defra is continuing to work with relevant industry bodies to consider the effectiveness of the Ecodesign Regulations and has recently commissioned a study to measure emissions of pollutants from solid fuel appliances using a range of test methodologies.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

90818

Session

2021-22

Subjects

Air pollution EU law Testing Wood-burning stoves

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk