Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to improve the air quality inside public transport vehicles.
Improving air quality is a top priority for this Government. We have put in place a £3.8 billion plan to deliver cleaner transport that includes £130 million already invested to support the purchase of over 1,700 low emission buses and supporting infrastructure and a further £5 billion announced by the Prime Minister to deliver a further 4,000 new zero emission vehicles and improve services.
Actions we take to cut pollution from transport will improve air quality for users of public transport. In light of COVID-19, the Department’s Safer Transport guidance for operators encourages consideration of how to increase ventilation and air flow inside public transport vehicles. Where possible, transport operators should ensure that a fresh air supply is consistently flowing through public transport vehicles. The guidance is available online.