Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111543

Refrigeration: Training

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump engineers receive training in handling flammable and toxic alternative refrigerants bef

Answer

Emma Hardy

The regulatory phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons has been in place since 2015, with the gradual transition of industry to alternative refrigerants occurring as the phasedown has continued. As stated in last year’s consultation document, the proposal put for...

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