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	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) training and (b) certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorinated gases.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	16436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>There are industry-led training courses already available on the use of alternative refrigerant gases. As noted in the Defra assessment report of December 2022 on the impact of the current Regulation on fluorinated gases, some industry stakeholders have suggested that mandatory training should be introduced for alternatives with flammability, toxicity and high-pressure properties. We are reviewing the provisions of the Regulation and intend to consult on proposals for change in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:22 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

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	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the availability of fluorinated gases during the planned transition to alternative gases.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	14149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>We are in the process of reviewing the GB F-gas Regulation, with the view to further reducing use and emissions of F-gases to contribute to achieving Net Zero. We undertook a comprehensive review of the GB F-gas Regulation and published an assessment report in December 2022. This included a forecast of continued demand for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and a review of the availability of technically feasible and cost-effective alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>We have since been developing policy options for changes to the GB F-gas Regulation. Alongside this policy development, we have continued to update our analysis and modelling to reflect the best available evidence on the availability of F-gases. We intend to go out to consultation on our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/02/2024 16:06:27 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse