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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure strong partnerships between local authorities and the private sector to tackle roadside air pollution.

The Government is working with local authorities to develop clean air plans to tackle previously identified nitrogen dioxide exceedances, and encourages local authorities to actively engage with local businesses in the development of these plans.

Additionally Defra’s air quality grant scheme provides funding to local authorities to develop and implement measures to benefit local communities. For example, the 2019/20 air quality grant awarded funds to projects to reduce emissions from the delivery of goods and services for businesses, and to encourage up take of electric taxis.