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1715539

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release of 4 August 2023 entitled £6 million to improve air quality in local communities, what proportion of that funding will be spent in each Parliamentary constituency; and for what purpose.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	24733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Minister used his discretion not to fund the Local Air Quality Grant Scheme for the 2023-2024 financial year. He has asked Defra officials to consider the future of the scheme and how it might be redesigned to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality and public health and therefore enhanced value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 24/05/2024 12:11:20 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1656199

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the GAP Clean Air Hub Grant.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Clean Air Hub, hosted by Global Action Plan (GAP), contains a range of tools and educational resources regarding air quality. Defra funding has supported GAP to maintain and improve the Clean Air Hub, allowing it to help people better understand air pollution and the actions that can be taken to protect themselves and others from it.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 11/09/2023 13:43:20 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1656946

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the GAP Clean Air Day 2020 Grant.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Clean Air Day is the UK’s largest public engagement campaign on air quality, and Defra funding provided to Global Action Plan in 2020 supported it to take a range of action to engage the public and stakeholders on air quality. Key successes included:</p><p> </p><p>- #CleanAirDay trending on Twitter;</p><p>- 200 Clean Air Day events;</p><p>- the mobilisation of 270 supporter organisations, and;</p><p>- 1181 news and broadcast items.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:05:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1654725

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the revised National Air Quality Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	195377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The revised National Air Quality Strategy was published on 28 April 2023 and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-air-quality-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/09/2023 12:01:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1625195

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish best practice initiatives to reduce air pollution around (a) schools, (b) health care centres and (c) residential areas.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	183295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Air Quality Strategy, published on 28 April 2023, is our strategic delivery framework for local authorities and other partners. A range of best practice initiatives to reduce air pollution are highlighted.</p><p> </p><p>To further facilitate the sharing of information and lessons learned between local authorities, Defra has also funded the AQ Hub, where air quality professionals can upload case studies and connect on specific issues of relevance.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/05/2023 14:03:30 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1610584

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of (a) whether the consultation period for the revised national air quality strategy meets the criteria set out in the Government's consultation principles, and (b) the adequacy of the ten days allowed for responses to allow stakeholders to fully engage with those proposals; for what reason she has specified this consultation period; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	180717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Defra is committed to meeting the statutory deadline of 1st May 2023 to publish our revised Air Quality Strategy. The consultation principles are clear that consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time and are only part of the process. The document is focused on clarifying existing local authority duties rather than adding new ones.</p><p> </p><p>The document also reflects the feedback we have received through regular engagement we have had with local authorities and other bodies throughout the drafting process, in line with the consultation principles. We will be analysing the responses received to the consultation to ensure the Air Quality Strategy is both a useful and functional document for improving the air we breathe.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/04/2023 12:17:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1602414

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
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: Pollution Control
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 evidential basis her Department used to determine the air quality targets in the Environment Improvement Plan 2023; and for what reasons these targets differ from World Health Organisation guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	161390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>We have published reports and an impact assessment as part of the process of setting air quality targets on our UK Air website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/air-quality-targets#:~:text=The%20air%20quality%20targets%20set%20under%20the%20Act,2040%20%28compared%20to%20a%20base%20year%20of%202018%29." target="_blank">Air Quality Targets in the Environment Act - Defra, UK</a>. The Environmental Improvement Plan establishes our first interim targets and outlines the actions that we will take to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 161391 161392 question first answered 16/03/2023 14:05:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1602415

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
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: Pollution Control
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 steps her Department is taking to use (a) scientific research and (b) global air quality standards to inform decisions on air quality targets.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	161391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>We have published reports and an impact assessment as part of the process of setting air quality targets on our UK Air website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/air-quality-targets#:~:text=The%20air%20quality%20targets%20set%20under%20the%20Act,2040%20%28compared%20to%20a%20base%20year%20of%202018%29." target="_blank">Air Quality Targets in the Environment Act - Defra, UK</a>. The Environmental Improvement Plan establishes our first interim targets and outlines the actions that we will take to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 161390 161392 question first answered 16/03/2023 14:05:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1602416

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a comparative assessment of the impact of air quality targets in the (a) Environment Improvement Plan 2023 and (b) World Health Organisations guidelines on the environment.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	161392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>We have published reports and an impact assessment as part of the process of setting air quality targets on our UK Air website: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/air-quality-targets#:~:text=The%20air%20quality%20targets%20set%20under%20the%20Act,2040%20%28compared%20to%20a%20base%20year%20of%202018%29." target="_blank">Air Quality Targets in the Environment Act - Defra, UK</a>. The Environmental Improvement Plan establishes our first interim targets and outlines the actions that we will take to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 161390 161391 question first answered 16/03/2023 14:05:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1587132

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any organisations completed air quality modelling to help inform the air quality targets in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, published on 31 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	148648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>Both the interim and long term targets published within the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 were informed by extensive modelling undertaken by internationally recognised experts. The modelling to inform the long term PM2.5 targets is set out on the UK Air website.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 147253 147303 question first answered 23/02/2023 15:41:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor