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1727607

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	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
	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 his Department's policy is on the National Air Control Programme.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
	uin	4470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been taken in respect of the National Air Pollution Control Plan or any replacement.</p><p> </p><p>In line with our statutory obligations we will continue to publish data setting out whether the UK has achieved its emission targets and whether it is on track to achieve future emission targets.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 12/09/2024 13:44:43 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	5078

1727608

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	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
	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 he will publish the outputs of the Air Quality Common Framework emissions reduction sub-group.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
	uin	4471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Air Quality Common Framework emissions reduction sub-group is a working level meeting between officials in the UK Governments. We will consider further whether any additional information regarding emissions policies under consideration should be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 18/09/2024 11:35:16 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	5078

1722647

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2024
	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
	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 World Health Organisation guidelines entitled WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (‎PM2.5 and PM10)‎, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide, published on 22 September 2021, whether he plans to adopt the recommendations set out in those guidelines for (a) particulate matter, PM2.5 and PM10, (b) ozone, (c) nitrogen dioxide, (d) sulphur dioxide and (e) carbon monoxide.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Adam Jogee
	uin	1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting current legal targets for air quality, including the targets recently set under the Environment Act 2021, and will review the policy measures needed to achieve them. We will deliver a comprehensive and ambitious Clean Air Strategy including a series of interventions to reduce emissions so that everyone’s exposure to air pollution is reduced.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 30/07/2024 12:28:28 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	5168

1702202

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	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
	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 funding is available to local authorities for clean air programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	22635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We have allocated over £883 million to help local authorities develop and implement local NO2 reduction plans and to support those impacted by these plans. In addition, the Local Air Quality Grant scheme has supported over 500 projects with a total of over £53 million since 2010. We are currently considering whether the Local Air Quality Grant scheme might be redesigned to better deliver positive outcomes for local air quality.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 25/04/2024 09:47:18 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1702203

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	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
	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 he is taking to help reduce air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	22636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government has delivered significant reductions in emissions since 2010 – with emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) falling by 24%, and nitrogen oxides down by 48%. We met our targets to reduce emissions for all five key pollutants in the latest reporting year.</p><p> </p><p>Our Environmental Improvement Plan sets out how we will continue to drive down emissions from domestic burning, agriculture, transport, and industry – delivering cleaner air for all.</p><p> </p><p>PM2.5 is the most harmful pollutant to human health, which is why we have set two new targets to drive down PM2.5 concentrations under the Environment Act 2021:</p><ul><li>A maximum annual mean concentration of 10 µg m-3 by 2040</li><li>A population exposure reduction target of 35% by 2040 compared with 2018.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These targets mean that on average, people’s exposure to particulate matter will be cut by over a third by 2040, compared with 2018 levels.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 25/04/2024 09:44:34 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1693409

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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
	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 he will take steps to provide additional support to local authorities to reduce air pollution in areas which breach air quality standards.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	16825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>As recognised in our Environmental Improvement Plan, local authorities have a central role in improving air quality. The Air Quality Strategy, published last year, supports councils in their role by providing a comprehensive framework for local action. Defra also supports local authorities in England to reduce air pollution through events, resources and knowledge sharing, including the 2023 Local Air Quality Symposium.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, we run an annual Air Quality Grant Scheme. Through this grant, approximately £52 million has been awarded to nearly 500 local authority projects since 2010. This year the scheme will award over £6 million to improve air quality in local communities.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:20:44 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1693067

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	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
	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 Office for Environmental Protection’s annual progress report published on 18 January 2024, what steps his Department is taking to (a) safeguard vulnerable groups from the impact of air pollution and (b) encourage long-term behaviour change to reduce polluting activity.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	16460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Through the Environment Act 2021 we introduced two new targets for fine particulate matter, the pollutant most damaging to human health, setting a maximum annual mean concentration target and a population exposure reduction target. This dual-target approach will improve public health for all by tackling the highest concentrations and ensuring all areas benefit from continuous improvement. Government recognises there is more to do to protect all people in our society and the environment from the effects of air pollution. This is why we are taking the significant and wide-ranging action to drive improvements to air quality as set out in our Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Government is undertaking a comprehensive review of how we communicate air quality information to ensure members of the public, and vulnerable groups in particular, have what they need protect themselves and understand how their behaviour impacts on air quality. This review is being undertaken by the Air Quality Information Systems steering group with the aim of publishing the recommendations this summer.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 16:51:08 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1693069

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	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
	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 Office for Environmental Protection’s annual progress report published 18th January 2024, if he will bring the ambient air quality standards in the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 in line with World Health Organisation guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	16461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation Air Quality Guidelines are intended to inform the setting of air quality standards and are not ready-made targets for adoption. We will continue to keep our targets under review and consider in line with the best available evidence, specific to our national circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 16:43:12 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1692860

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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
	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 steps he has taken to reduce the levels of (a) nitrogen dioxide and (b) particulate matter in air.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	16401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The nitrogen dioxide (NO2) programme has allocated £883m to support local authorities to address NO2 exceedances. This funding has supported measures including vehicle upgrade and scrappage schemes, improved traffic management, and better cycling infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>New PM2.5 targets were recently set as part of the Environment Act. These targets focus on reducing PM2.5 where concentrations are highest as well as ensuring population exposure is reduced across the country. Meeting these targets will require action across a range of sectors and has included legislation to restrict the sale of wet wood, coal and high sulphur manufactured solid fuels for use in domestic premises. Since January 2022 all stoves placed on the market in the United Kingdom must be Ecodesign compliant. These requirements have been accompanied by an ongoing communication campaign aimed at raising awareness and educating people on the risks of burning solid fuels, encouraging those that need to burn to do so as cleanly and efficiently as possible.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:26:34 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1692861

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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
	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 assessment has he made of the effectiveness of the steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities reach legally-compliant standards in air quality.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	16402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Under the 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Concentrations, Government assesses whether local authorities in the NO2 Programme have successfully delivered a reduction in NO2 concentrations. The programme’s evaluation also helps understand the effectiveness and impacts of Local NO2 Plan measures.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Secretary of State is required to lay a statement before Parliament each year, under section 80A of the Environment Act 1995, setting out an assessment of the progress made in meeting our wider air quality standards and objectives as well as the steps taken in support of meeting those standards and objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The last Written Ministerial Statement to this effect was laid in Parliament on 13 July 2023. In accordance with this requirement, the Secretary of State will provide a further update to the House on our progress as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 14:23:53 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell