To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with UK retailers to discuss how to reduce the hydrofluorocarbon emissions emanating from their sector.

DEFRA officials continue to have regular dialogue with UK food retailers and the British Retail Consortium to discuss steps they are taking to address their use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants. Furthermore, as part of the implementation of the fluorinated greenhouse gases regulatory framework, there have been concentrated efforts to work with the large food retailers, which are major users of HFCs, to address their HFC emissions and reduce leakage rates.