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1491207

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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: Children
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 estimate he has made of the number of children in England who (a) live in and (b) go to school in areas where the level of air pollutants has increased in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	40988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra completes an annual compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations, providing an overview of air pollution across 43 zones in the UK. An assessment of data from 2021 will be published in September, while an assessment of 2022 will be published in September 2023. All annual assessments published to date can be found on our UK-Air website at: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/index" target="_blank">Air Pollution in the UK report - Defra, UK</a></p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double grouped question UIN 40989 question first answered 05/09/2022 06:37:02 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1416882

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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: Children
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 of the impact of nitrogen oxide levels on children’s health as at 26 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	112711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We know air pollution is a particular threat to vulnerable groups, including children. Our Clean Air Strategy sets out an ambitious programme of action to reduce air pollution from a wide range of sources. Our Environment Act also makes a clear commitment to set ambitious targets for fine particulate matter, the pollutant of most concern for human health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government receives objective and independent advice from a number of air pollution and health experts on the impact of pollution on health, in particular the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants which keeps emerging evidence under regular review. We also receive advice from the UK Health Security Agency and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 112712 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:54:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1416884

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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: Children
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 of the impact of current levels of fine particulate matter PM2.5 on children’s health.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	112712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We know air pollution is a particular threat to vulnerable groups, including children. Our Clean Air Strategy sets out an ambitious programme of action to reduce air pollution from a wide range of sources. Our Environment Act also makes a clear commitment to set ambitious targets for fine particulate matter, the pollutant of most concern for human health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government receives objective and independent advice from a number of air pollution and health experts on the impact of pollution on health, in particular the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants which keeps emerging evidence under regular review. We also receive advice from the UK Health Security Agency and the Department for Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 112711 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:54:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1344737

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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: Children
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 minimise the impact of air pollution on children’s development.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	28951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>We know air pollution is a particular threat to vulnerable groups, including the elderly, the very young and those with existing health conditions such as asthma. Our Clean Air Strategy sets out an ambitious programme of action to reduce air pollution from a wide range of sources.</p><p>The Environment Bill will establish a duty to set two legally binding targets on PM <sub>2.5</sub>: a minimum concentration limit and a new population exposure reduction target. We will consult on these targets in early 2022. These two targets will drive action at the local level, as well as nationally, to improve air quality for everyone.</p><p>In addition, we have committed to reviewing the National Air Quality Strategy (including the Local Air Quality Management Framework) with a key objective of promoting and supporting greater local action to identify and address air pollution inequalities, targeting action at vulnerable groups and communities.</p><p>The Government is also committed to improving public awareness of air pollution and to improve the provision of air quality data and information on the UK Air website. We have started a comprehensive review of the Daily Air Quality Index, to enhance the advice when pollution levels are elevated.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care continues to engage with organisations such as Health Education England and the Royal Colleges to ensure that healthcare professionals are equipped to provide information and advice to those vulnerable to the health impacts of air pollution. This will allow patients and their carers to take steps to reduce their exposure to air pollution and give them greater power to manage their condition. The Chief Medical Officer has also discussed this matter with the Royal Colleges. Furthermore, the NHS has a Long Term Plan to improve asthma outcomes for children and young people. The Children and Young People's Transformation Programme has asked local systems to prioritise local improvements in asthma care. This will include supporting clinicians to discuss the short- and long-term adverse effects of air pollution on children with asthma and any mitigation strategies.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 28952 28959 question first answered 16/07/2021 13:14:57 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1337339

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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: Children
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the effect of air pollution on children’s health.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	16951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Environment Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care work closely together on issues related to air pollution, which poses the biggest environmental threat to public health. Children are particularly vulnerable to its effects.</p><p>Defra officials have also had extensive discussions with their counterparts at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE) on the relationship between air quality and health, including child health.</p><p>Defra officials will continue to engage regularly with DHSC, PHE, the research community and others on this matter. The improvement of air quality remains a top priority for the government.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/06/2021 13:24:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1136955

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: Children
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 his Department is taking to protect children from the effect of toxic air on their health.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	273347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The pollutants found in air are not themselves toxic but can cause irritation and their effect can have consequences which exacerbate particular conditions. The Government is committed to tackling air pollution, including reducing impacts on vulnerable groups such as children. We have put in place a £3.5billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions and on 14 January 2019, we announced our new world leading Clean Air Strategy, which includes new and ambitious goals, legislation, investment and policies which will help us to clean up our air faster and more effectively. The World Health Organisation has praised the strategy 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 15/07/2019 16:27:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin