Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 20 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 June 2019. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Respiratory Diseases: Medical Equipment
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of metred dose inflators containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases.
- Answer
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We have made no such assessment on the proportion of the National Health Service carbon footprint made by hydrofluorocarbon in metred dose inhalers or of the impact of the use of metred dose inhalers containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases. However, we are informed by NHS England that the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory calculated the carbon emissions from inhalers in England as 850,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. This is equivalent to approximately 4% of the entire carbon footprint of the NHS in England.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL15837
- Session
- 2017-19
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Hydrofluorocarbons Medical equipment Greenhouse gas emissions Respiratory diseases
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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