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<p>Air quality is a national health issue, which this Government takes very seriously.
This is why the Government recently published the Clean Air Strategy, which includes
new measures and funding to cut pollution and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health
England is responsible for collecting data to better understand public health challenges.
This data is publically available via the Public Health Outcomes Framework for England
portal,<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> which includes an indicator for air pollution expressed
as the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made
particulate air pollution. The most recent published estimates available are for 2017.
These show 6.4% for Hounslow, which is lower than the London average of 6.5%.</p><p>
</p><p>The estimates do not cite a specific cause of death of any individual, but
reflect an equivalency which is used to assess the impacts of particulate air pollution
contributing to death.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to Heathrow expansion, the Airports
National Policy Statement is clear that development consent would not be granted if
the Secretary of State for Transport is not satisfied that the scheme would be compatible
with legal obligations on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the development consent
process, an applicant is required to undertake a detailed assessment of the air quality
effects of the scheme, including during construction, and to put forward to the Planning
Inspectorate an appropriate package of mitigations where necessary to ensure compliance
with air quality obligations. The applicant is also required to produce a detailed
Health Impacts Assessment to set out the scheme’s impacts on public health, including
from worse air quality.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#gid/1000043/par/E12000004"
target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#gid/1000043/par/E12000004</a>.</p><p>
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