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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to lay before Parliament a draft of a statutory instrument or instruments containing regulations setting two air quality targets on or before 31 October 2022 as required under section 4 of the Environment Act 2021.

Defra Secretary of State laid a Written Minister Statement on 28 October to update Parliament on Environment targets. HMG was not able to publish targets by 31 October, as required by the Act. However, I would like to reassure this House and all interested parties that we will lay the draft statutory instruments as soon as practicable.