Written questions

Supermarkets: Refrigeration

Commons · Question 30081 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ban the use of open fridges in supermarkets.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 18 Feb 2025

Regulations for products and appliances are covered by the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 and are routinely reviewed by government. There is no work planned to amend the relevant regulation for commercial refrigeration at the prese...