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date	01/04/2019
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: Nottinghamshire
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 steps he has taken to tackle air pollution in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	239293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government has taken strong action to improve air quality across the UK, including in Nottinghamshire.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 November 2018, the Government approved Nottingham City Council’s plan to deliver compliance with legal limits of NO2 in the shortest possible time by retrofitting 171 buses with technology to reduce emissions (funded through the Government’s Clean Bus Technology Fund) and changing the age and emissions policy for hackney carriages and supporting an increase in low emission taxis. £1 million from the Government’s Clean Air Fund has been awarded to provide a licensing discount for drivers, a taxi rank with charging points, fund home chargers and expand the council’s ‘try before you buy’ scheme. The Government has already provided Nottingham with funding to support the conversion of the Council’s fleet.[1]</p><p> </p><p>In addition to Nottingham City Council’s plan, which addresses the worst NO<sub>2</sub> exceedances in Nottinghamshire, the Government has provided funding for a range of initiatives across the region which will improve air quality, including:</p><p>- £1.4 million to retrofit 112 buses in Nottinghamshire County Council (Clean Bus Technology Fund)[2];</p><p>- £7.9 million to support the purchase of ultra-low emission buses and supporting infrastructure in Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (Low Emission Bus Scheme 2015 and Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme 2018)[3]<sup>&amp;[4]</sup>; and</p><p>- £6.1 million to support Nottingham City Council (partnering with Nottinghamshire County Council and Derby City Council) becoming a Go Ultra Low City[5].</p><p> </p><p>[1] The Government approves Nottingham’s air quality plan: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-nottinghams-air-quality-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-nottinghams-air-quality-plan</a></p><p>[2] The Government funding boost for bus industry in drive to improve air quality: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-funding-boost-for-bus-industry-in-drive-to-improve-air-quality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-funding-boost-for-bus-industry-in-drive-to-improve-air-quality</a></p><p>[3] Low Emission Bus Scheme 2015: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541695/low-emission-bus-scheme-winning-bidders.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541695/low-emission-bus-scheme-winning-bidders.csv/preview</a></p><p>[4] Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme 2018: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774207/ultra-low-emission-bus-scheme-winning-bidders.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774207/ultra-low-emission-bus-scheme-winning-bidders.csv/preview</a></p><p>[5] Go Ultra Low Nottingham: <a href="https://www.transportnottingham.com/driving/ultra-low-emission-vehicles/" target="_blank">https://www.transportnottingham.com/driving/ultra-low-emission-vehicles/</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/04/2019 15:18:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1108704

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date	01/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Occupational Health: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that construction companies of all sizes provide at least one employee with occupational health awareness training.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	239294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>All employers, including construction companies, are already required through existing legislation to ensure employees have appropriate occupational health related training. Employers have a general duty to provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, appropriate information, instruction and training as necessary to ensure the health of their employees. This training must be relevant, proportionate and effective so that employees are aware of the health hazards they face and the measures in place to control the risks arising from them. <br></p><p>This training can be undertaken in several ways, including via an existing national construction industry training framework. The Health and Safety Executive provides further information on training to assist employers in complying with their legal duties: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/managing/delivering/do/organising/training.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/managing/delivering/do/organising/training.htm</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/04/2019 14:38:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley