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<p>The Department invests over £1 billion a year in health research through the National
Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports a broad spectrum of research
on the health effects of air pollution through the Health Protection Research Unit
(HPRU) in the Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King’s College London and
the HPRU in Environmental Change and Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine. The NIHR also funds relevant research through its Public Health Research
Programme, including an investigation on the impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission
Zone on children’s respiratory health.</p><p>The Department identifies priorities
for research into air pollution using recommendations from the Committee on Medical
Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) and Public Health England (PHE). It also commissions
PHE and COMEAP to review and conduct such research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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