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<p><del class="ministerial">The UK-wide Pollinator Monitoring Research Partnership
was established with funding from Defra and the Scottish and Welsh Governments.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">The total cost over the three-year project period from 2016 to
2019 was £282,720.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In-kind contributions from
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UK CEH) and other academic and voluntary organisations
were also committed to the project, to a value of £201,804 (for example for staff
time, data sharing, software). The monitoring work itself was co-ordinated by UK CEH.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">A follow-up project is now underway, building on the outcomes
from this first one. Further details are available on the GOV.UK website at:</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial"><a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/</a></del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Government is working with a number of local authorities to
put in place the digital infrastructure to support Clean Air Zones. The vehicle compliance
checker launched earlier this year, with the payment portal launching in the summer.
This will enable users to check if they may be charged to drive in a zone.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authorities will
be responsible for the enforcement of Clean Air Zones and the collection of any penalty
payments arising.</ins></p>
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