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1677349

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the Air Quality Information System Review.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	6382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Air Quality Information System Review is ongoing and recommendations from the steering group will be published in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 18/12/2023 17:38:14 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1661912

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July to Question 194204 on Air Pollution: Monitoring, what the locations are each of the additional monitors which (a) have been installed since December 2021 and (b) are planned to be installed by March 2025.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	200431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Information about monitoring sites as they become operational is made available on UK Air: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Home - Defra, UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 15:56:48 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1661914

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of her Department (a) installing and (b) maintaining air quality monitors in each year since 2010; and what her Department plans to spend on (i) installing and (ii) maintaining air quality monitors in (A) 2023-24 and (B) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	200432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, the number of networks that monitor air quality have expanded from 11 to 16. This has included the number of sites increasing from 179 to 538. (There were 284 in 2016)</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 the Environment Agency took over the responsibility to manage the UK national air quality monitoring networks on behalf of DEFRA and the government. The following was allocated for buying and maintaining air pollution equipment since then:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Figures for the UK Networks</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>0.87M</p></td><td><p>6.19M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>1.50M</p></td><td><p>5.65M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>1.47 M</p></td><td><p>5.68 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>1.44 M</p></td><td><p>6.52 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>1.5M</p></td><td><p>6.7M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p>2.0 M</p></td><td><p>7.5 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022/23 </strong></p></td><td><p>2.98 M</p></td><td><p>9.03 M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Figures for the U</strong><strong>K Urban Nitrogen Dioxide Network (</strong><strong>UUNN) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>0.41 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>0.56 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>0.6 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0.62 M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>NB we do not have figures before 2019 as the network did not start until 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following is the current predicted allocated funding for buying and maintaining air pollution equipment for 2023-24 and 2024-25:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Figures for the UK Networks</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td><td><p>4.804 M (estimate)</p></td><td><p>9.23M (estimate)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2024-25</strong></p></td><td><p>6.25m (estimate)</p></td><td><p>10.87m (estimate)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Figures for the U</strong><strong>K Urban Nitrogen Dioxide Network (</strong><strong>UUNN) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Allocated spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-2024 </strong></p></td><td><p>0.62M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2024-2025 </strong></p></td><td><p>0.69M</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 15:50:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1653141

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to spend on expanding the PM2.5 monitoring networks across England.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	194204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>We are investing over £10 million to expand the existing network to add over 100 monitors across England between December 2021 and March 2025 (22 monitors installed to date).</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 13:00:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1652841

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of PM2.5 monitors installed in each (a) constituency and (b) local authority area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	193870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency operates the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) on behalf of Defra and the devolved administrations for the purposes of assessing PM2.5 levels across the UK. There are currently 103 sites monitoring PM2.5 on this network and the table below shows how these sites are distributed by local authority (Nb Local Authorities may also undertake their own monitoring but these are not included). The AURN network is in the process of being expanded for the purposes of assessing the new PM2.5 targets in England and more sites will be coming online over the next 2-3 years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen City</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol, City of</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chesterfield</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christchurch</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derry</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastbourne</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh, City of</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fermanagh and Omagh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow City</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull, City of</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouthshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Devon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton-on-Tees</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke on Trent</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Test Valley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thurrock</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwick</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worthing</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Hove</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Devon</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertsmere</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Norfolk</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ryedale</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Somerset</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teignbridge</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telford and Wrekin</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tendring</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealden</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/07/2023 08:59:28 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1587752

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent by her Department on (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>For the UK-wide ambient air quality monitoring networks, which the Environment Agency runs on behalf of Defra, the following was allocated for buying and maintaining air pollution equipment in each of the last 5 years:</p><p><strong>Figures for the U</strong><strong>K Urban </strong><strong>NO<sub>2 </sub></strong><strong>Network (</strong><strong>UUNN) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>0.41 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>0.56 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>0.6 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0.62 M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not have figures before 2019 as the network did not start until 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Figures for the UK Networks</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Resource</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>1.47 M</p></td><td><p>5.68 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>1.44 M</p></td><td><p>6.52 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>£1.5M</p></td><td><p>£6.7M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p>£2.0 M</p></td><td><p>£7.5 M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022/23 </strong></p></td><td><p>£3.06 M</p></td><td><p>£8.4 M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/02/2023 15:42:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1587753

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to spend on (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>For the UK-wide ambient air quality monitoring networks, which the Environment Agency runs on behalf of Defra, the following has been allocated to spend on (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital </strong>(buying and installing equipment)</p></td><td><p>£3.36M</p></td><td><p>£6.17M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Resource</strong> (maintaining and running equipment)</p></td><td><p>£9.34M</p></td><td><p>£9.40M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Figures for the </strong><strong>UK Urban NO<sub>2</sub> </strong><strong>Network (</strong><strong>UUNN) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocated spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.62M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-24 (estimated)</strong></p></td><td><p>£0.52M</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/02/2023 15:42:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1587754

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was allocated to local authorities for (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>64 local authorities are being supported by a fund of £883 million from Government specifically to develop and implement measures to address their NO2 exceedances in the shortest possible time. As part of this programme, local authorities are required to evaluate the impact of Local Plan measures, including maintaining or expanding air quality monitors where required.</p><p>Defra provides funding to English councils through the Air Quality Grant to help them develop and implement locally targeted measures. This year £10.7m in funding was awarded to 44 English local authorities, some of which will be used by local authori-ties to purchase monitoring equipment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/02/2023 14:49:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1587755

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department plans to allocate to local authorities for (a) buying and (b) maintaining air pollution monitoring equipment in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>64 local authorities are being supported by a fund of £883 million from government specifically to develop and implement measures to address their NO2 exceedances in the shortest possible time. As part of this programme, local authorities are required to evaluate the impact of Local Plan measures, including maintaining or expanding air quality monitors where required.</p><p> </p><p>Defra provides funding to English councils through the Air Quality Grant to help them develop and implement locally targeted measures. This year £10.7m in funding was awarded to 44 English local authorities some of which will be used by local authorities to purchase monitoring equipment. The budget available for the next round of funding will be announced in summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/02/2023 14:40:56 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1587758

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many air quality monitoring stations there are in England as of 21 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>As of 21 February 2023, there were over 430 Defra funded monitoring sites in England, these sites form part of multiple monitoring networks. Defra also provides the data from 268 Locally Managed Automatic Monitoring sites from England in near real-time on the UK Air website.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/02/2023 15:39:59 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones