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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has conducted an economic impact study on the effects of clean air zones and associated air quality measures on businesses in Nottingham.

The Government assessed the impacts of charging clean air zones on businesses nationally in the 2016 impact assessment. This did not look at the impacts on Nottingham in isolation.

As set out in the NO₂ plan, it is the responsibility of local authorities such as Nottingham to, as part of their feasibility studies, assess the impact a local plan could have on individuals and businesses, including through an economic impact assessment and a distributional and equalities impact analysis. This includes consultation of relevant stakeholders where appropriate.