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Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

Commons · Question 99474 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to include mandatory training and certification requirements for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technicians handling alternative refrigerant

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Dec 2025

The Government is currently consulting on proposed reforms to the GB hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown. The consultation remains open, and the Department is carefully considering all responses received from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry...