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date	09/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to measure the air quality of (a) hospitals and (b) hospital car parks.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	25435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The policy around outdoor air quality measurement is led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This data is publicly available and used by National Health Service trusts, and NHS England. NHS England has set out a range of measures to reduce trusts’ impact on outdoor air quality, as part of its commitment to achieve Net Zero for direct NHS emissions by 2040. Specific actions are set out in its Net Zero Travel and Transport Strategy, Net Zero Estates Delivery Plan, and Clinical Waste Strategy, which are available respectively at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/net-zero-travel-and-transport-strategy/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/net-zero-travel-and-transport-strategy/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/media/588250/Estates-Net-Zero-Carbon-Delivery-Plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/media/588250/Estates-Net-Zero-Carbon-Delivery-Plan.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-clinical-waste-strategy/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/nhs-clinical-waste-strategy/</a></p><p>The NHS’s guidance on indoor air quality is set out in the NHS technical memorandum 03-01: Specialised ventilation for healthcare premises, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/specialised-ventilation-for-healthcare-buildings/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/specialised-ventilation-for-healthcare-buildings/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/05/2024 13:40:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1716481

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) issue guidance and (b) provide resources to local authorities to help tackle household air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	25170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is taking significant and wide-ranging action to drive improvements to air quality, as set out in our Environmental Improvement Plan, including by providing over £883 million to help local authorities develop and implement local nitrogen dioxide reduction plans, and to support those impacted by these plans.</p><p>The Government has published guidance for private and social landlords on understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould, following the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from a severe respiratory condition due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home, and is additionally investing £10 million into the Healthy Homes pilots, working with selected local authorities to test measures to improve enforcement on damp and mould in private rented sector housing, while boosting the capability and capacity of enforcement teams in the greatest areas of housing and health need. Further information on the guidance for private and social landlords is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/damp-and-mould-understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-for-rented-housing-providers/understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-of-damp-and-mould-in-the-home--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/damp-and-mould-understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-for-rented-housing-providers/understanding-and-addressing-the-health-risks-of-damp-and-mould-in-the-home--2</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/05/2024 08:19:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman