Air Pollution

(asked on 25th October 2017) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of when air quality in each area of the UK will be compatible with the UK's legal obligations.


Answered by
Baroness Coffey Portrait
Baroness Coffey
This question was answered on 30th October 2017

In July 2017 the Government published the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations, announcing £255 million for local councils to accelerate their air quality plans. This is in addition to the £2.7 billion already committed to tackle poor air quality and reduce vehicle emissions, bringing our total investment to £3 billion.

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