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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-14more like thismore than 2022-11-14
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Nitrogen Dioxide remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authority areas breached legal limits for nitrogen dioxide in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
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Ruth Jones more like this
uin 86604 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2022-12-08more like thismore than 2022-12-08
answer text <p>The Air Quality Standards Regulations set annual mean and one hour limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). In both 2020 and 2021, all local authority areas were compliant with the one hour limit value for NO<sub>2</sub>. The number of local authority areas that exceeded the annual mean limit value for NO<sub>2</sub> were:</p><p>a) 13 in 2020 (these are 9 in London, 3 in England outside of London and 1 in Wales); and</p><p>b) 23 in 2021 (these are 14 in London, 7 in England outside of London and 1 in each of Scotland and Wales).</p><p>The increase in exceedances in 2021 is likely due to an increase in road traffic levels following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions during 2021. The national assessment of compliance against air quality limit values for 2022 will be published in September 2023.</p><p>In London, responsibility for holding local authorities to account for these exceedances rests with the Mayor. In Scotland and Wales it sits with the respective devolved administrations.</p>
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-08T14:39:42.42Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-08T14:39:42.42Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4716
label Biography information for Ruth Jones more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-12more like thismore than 2022-05-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Nitrogen Dioxide remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the nitrogen dioxide concentration beyond what is required in the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester, Gorton more like this
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Afzal Khan more like this
uin 1327 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2022-05-25more like thismore than 2022-05-25
answer text <p>Air pollution has reduced significantly since 2010 – emissions of nitrogen oxides have fallen by 32% and are at their lowest level since records began.</p><p>Since the publication of this Government’s 2017 nitrogen dioxide (NO <sub>2</sub>) plan, we have been working closely with 61 English local authorities to develop and implement air quality measures to tackle their NO <sub>2 </sub>exceedances. This has been underpinned by £880m of funding for implementing measures and support for individuals and businesses to upgrade to cleaner vehicles.</p><p>Additionally, as part of the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan, we will end the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, ten years earlier than planned. From 2035, all new cars and vans must be fully zero emissions at the tailpipe.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
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less than 2022-05-25T16:27:43.187Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-25T16:27:43.187Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill more like this
tabling member
4671
label Biography information for Afzal Khan more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-11more like thismore than 2018-09-11
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Nitrogen Dioxide remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK intends to continue to meet the EU’s targets for nitrogen dioxide emissions to improve air quality after Brexit; and if not, what targets they intend to meet instead. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
uin HL10280 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-09-24more like thismore than 2018-09-24
answer text <p>The UK has ambitious international targets in place to reduce emissions significantly of five damaging air pollutants by 2020 and 2030 as set in the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive and international Gothenburg Protocol. We have also transposed air pollutant concentration standards, as set by the Ambient Air Quality Directive, into domestic law. These targets will remain in place after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on a new world-leading Clean Air Strategy, which goes beyond EU requirements to tackle not just nitrogen dioxide, but all of the main sources of air pollution. This includes being the first major economy to set goals working towards World Health Organization recommendations on Particulate Matter emissions. Our ambition has been commended by the World Health Organization and goes beyond any EU requirement.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-24T11:27:11.433Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-24T11:27:11.433Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-11more like thismore than 2018-01-11
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Nitrogen Dioxide remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to commission a study into indoor NO2 levels. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Sobel more like this
uin 122337 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-01-18more like thismore than 2018-01-18
answer text <p>Defra is working closely with the Department of Health and Public Health England, and a number of non-governmental health organisations to develop the Clean Air Strategy, setting out how we will reduce air pollution. We will publish the Clean Air Strategy for consultation in later this year. No decisions have been made yet about commissioning a study into NO<sub>2</sub> levels indoors.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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less than 2018-01-18T17:07:38.267Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-18T17:07:38.267Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4658
label Biography information for Alex Sobel more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-07more like thismore than 2017-11-07
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Nitrogen Dioxide remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government which places in the UK have had the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide exceedance of agreed EU limits in each year since 1997 for which records are held; and how many times the World Health Organisation's guideline for PM 2.5 has been exceeded. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL3016 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answer text <p>Between 1997 and 2000 inclusive, the limit value for hourly mean concentrations of nitrogen dioxide was 200 µg/m<sup>3</sup> and could only be exceeded for two percent of the calendar year for any monitoring site. This limit was determined by the Council Directive on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide (85/203/EEC). All air quality monitoring sites for nitrogen dioxide were compliant with the limit value between 1997 and 2000.</p><p> </p><p>Under the First Daughter Directive (1999/30/EC) and Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC), the limit value for hourly mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations is 200 µg/m<sup>3</sup> and Member States are allowed to exceed this limit for a maximum of 18 hours per calendar year. The monitoring sites with the greatest number of hours in exceedance of this limit by year are displayed in the table below (site measurements are available on the UK-AIR website):</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monitoring site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours with NO<sub>2</sub> concentration &gt; 200 µgm<sup>-3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>Glasgow Urban Area</p></td><td><p>Glasgow Kerbside</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>London Marylebone Road</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>Hafod-yr-ynys Roadside</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>Hafod-yr-ynys Roadside</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The limit value for annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations is 40 µg/m<sup>3</sup>. Assessment is made using a mixture of monitoring site data, modelling of major roadside concentrations in urban areas and modelling of background concentrations. The maximum annual mean concentration of nitrogen dioxide and its location in the UK are displayed in the table below (monitoring and modelling data can be found on the UK-AIR website):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Annual mean NO<sub>2</sub> concentration (µg/m<sup>3</sup>)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>Central Scotland</p></td><td><p>Modelled background location east of Glasgow (close to A73 and B803)</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A3211 (between City of London boundary and A201 Blackfriars Bridge junction)</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A501 (between Marylebone High St and A4201 junctions)</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Marble Arch and Portman St junctions)</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Marble Arch and Portman St junctions)</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between Portman St and Duke St junctions)</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A302 (between A3217 and A4 junctions)</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A4 (between A315/A3216 and Hyde Park Corner junctions)</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A40 (between A4206 and A5/A501 junctions)</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A3211 (between A100 junction and Tower Hamlets boundary)</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>A3211 (between Arthur St and Fish St Hill junctions)</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The UK is compliant with the Air Quality Directive and its predecessors regarding concentrations of PM<sub>2.5</sub>. All areas of the UK had maximum annual mean concentrations less than 20 µg/m<sup>3</sup> in 2016 (the limit value set by the European Union); but in every year some areas across the UK have exceed the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m<sup>3</sup> annual mean and a 24-hour mean of 25 µg/m<sup>3</sup>. Weighting the concentrations according to where the population lives gives annual mean concentrations which are less than the WHO guideline (9 µg/m<sup>3</sup> in 2016).</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T11:28:27.74Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T11:28:27.74Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this