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1551262

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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: Standards
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 she is taking to (a) support and (b) encourage local authorities in meeting WHO guidelines on air quality..
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Defra provides a large amount of funding to Local Authorities. Under the Local Air Quality Management Framework, we have recently updated our statutory guidance for local authorities to support them to tackle air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/01/2023 12:01:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1051286

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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: Standards
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 assessment his Department has made on the feasibility of enshrining the World Health Organisation's air quality targets into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	214613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In our Clean Air Strategy, published in January, we set out our ambition to reduce people’s exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub>, and committed to publishing a report early this year examining what action would need to be taken to meet the World Health Organization’s PM<sub>2.5</sub> annual mean guideline level of 10μg/m<sup>3</sup>. That evidence is still being gathered, and we will publish the report in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are the first major economy to set out ambitions based on the World Health Organization’s PM<sub>2.5</sub> targets, and our Clean Air Strategy was welcomed by the WHO’s Director General as “an example for the rest of the world to follow.”</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 14:28:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

846899

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: Standards
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 the Government will include objectives and targets for the (a) reduction of nitrogen deposition and (b) restoration of protected wildlife sites in its forthcoming clean air strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	129073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Our Clean Air Strategy will set out measures and actions to achieve ambitious targets to reduce emissions of damaging pollutants to air, including emissions of ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) and nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>X</sub>), which contribute to nitrogen deposition.</p><p> </p><p>Action is already being taken at a local and regional level to raise awareness of nitrogen deposition effects on natural habitats to identify appropriate emission reduction and mitigation measures. For example, Natural England is piloting a Shared Nitrogen Action Plan project in several areas across England.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/03/2018 11:31:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

839099

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Standards
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 the Government’s planned clean air strategy will include a commitment to reaching WHO limits for particulate matter.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	127658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the reply given to the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse, Jim Fitzpatrick, on 16 February 2018, PQ 126553.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 127659 127681 127682 question first answered 22/02/2018 15:13:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

839123

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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: Standards
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 he plans to include a commitment to reaching World Health Organisation limits for particulate matter in the new clean air strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	127682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Members to the reply given to the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse, Jim Fitzpatrick, on 16 February 2018, PQ 126553.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 127658 127659 127681 question first answered 22/02/2018 15:13:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

674252

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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: Standards
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 plans she has to maintain the UK's air quality targets after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	60353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced last year our plans for a Repeal Bill that will convert current EU law into domestic British law. Our intention is to ensure a smooth and orderly transition via the Repeal Bill and to provide as much certainty as possible by maintaining the existing laws.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out further actions to improve air quality next year including consulting on a revised National Air Quality Plan for nitrogen dioxide by 24 April. The final plan will be in place by the end of July.</p><p> </p><p>We will also publish the UK Government’s air pollution action plan, which will include all pollutants and implement the requirements of the National Emissions Ceilings Directive, no later than March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Air quality has improved significantly in recent decades; we are working at local, national and international levels and will continue to do more. As we prepare to negotiate our exit from the European Union, the Government will continue to ensure that the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone. Air quality targets are set in law and our strong commitment to environmental issues will continue after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/01/2017 15:30:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon