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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Minister’s confirmation that we will have a five-year maximum sentence for animal cruelty. The RSPCA has estimated that there were more than 100,000 instances of animal cruelty during lockdown. That is a great concern, and we want to ensure that action is taken. Will the Minister confirm …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 11 Feb 2020
Waste Incineration Facilities

"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech on an important issue. She just mentioned recycling. Does she agree that much more needs to be done to encourage more recycling so that we do not have, or reduce, the need to rely on incineration or landfill?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"One of the things that I will certainly miss when you are not in the Chair is how you pronounce my name, Mr Speaker. Thank you so much.

Why does the Environment Bill not include World Health Organisation targets for air pollutants or set clear targets to meet them?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Oct 2019
Restoring Nature and Climate Change

"Is my hon. Friend aware of the 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the 2019 report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that show that nature and climate crisis are inextricably linked? The IPBES report says that 1 million species globally are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. Like many colleagues across the House, I welcome the former Secretary of State’s comments last week, which committed to ensuring that the environment Bill contains legally binding targets on fine particulate matter, in line with World Health Organisation levels, and to updating the national air quality strategy to specify …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What discussions he has had with local authorities on no-idling zones outside schools and hospitals to tackle poor air quality. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"What discussions has the Minister had with the Chancellor about the need to establish ring-fenced funding for local authorities to implement measures to protect our children’s health where they are disproportionately affected by toxic air in areas where they live, learn and play?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Wildlife Crime

"On the National Wildlife Crime Unit, does my hon. Friend agree that, unless something is done about wild birds and birds of prey, their very existence may be threatened? Some species may become extinct if nothing is done...."
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Written Question
Air Pollution
Monday 19th November 2018

Asked by: Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Southgate and Wood Green)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to support public health campaigns on air pollution in each of the last three years.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

A total of £539,120 was provided to Southampton City Council (with Birmingham City Council, Derby City Council, Leeds City Council, Manchester City Council and Nottingham City Council) through the Air Quality Grant in 2016/17. The purpose of this funding was to run an air quality public awareness and engagement campaign. The campaign was in collaboration with Global Action Plan.

A further £90,000 was provided to the Global Action Plan in support of Clean Air Day in 2018.

The government already provides information on local and national air quality. A multi-day air quality forecast service is available to the public on the government’s UK-Air website. It provides up-to-date information on air pollution and has a postcode search facility to enable information to be provided at a local level. We will work with media outlets to improve public access to the air quality forecast and continue working with our technical partners to improve the accuracy and availability of localised air quality data and forecasts.

The government also provides health advice to support vulnerable individuals during episodes of poor air quality and we also work closely with a network of key health stakeholders to provide alerts during high pollution episodes. In addition, Public Health England has published updated information about air pollution and health impacts:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-matters-air-pollution/health-matters-air-pollution.

In the Clean Air Strategy, which will be published in due course, we commit to improving the information we provide about air pollution, health impacts and the simple actions people can take to reduce their exposure and improve air quality. We will also work in partnership with health organisations to review where improvements can be made to the Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI) and associated health advice, for periods when pollution levels might be elevated.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jun 2018
Improving Air Quality

"My hon. Friend has mentioned the Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels, which connect to the north circular road, the A406, which goes through my constituency. Does he welcome Mayor Khan’s low-emission zones and the impact that they will have on reducing emissions across London, therefore saving people’s lives?..."
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