Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Indian Government on tackling air pollution in that country.

The Minister of State for South Asia, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has led UK discussions on air pollution with Indian interlocutors. In November, he virtually participated in the 'Clean Air Street Project' launch in Bengaluru supported by the Newton Fund, led by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and delivered by Catapult Network and Indian partners. He also noted the importance of UK-India collaboration in building climate resilient cities when speaking at the Bengaluru Tech Summit and, in separate discussions, shared UK experiences of London's Ultra Low Emissions Zones (ULEZ) with the Chief Minister of Karnataka.