Public warnings for hazardous air pollution
Primary sponsor
Tim Farron
Motion Text
That this House is concerned that the UK has no system for issuing formal public warnings for hazardous air pollution; notes that recent high and very high air pollution incidents occurred without public health warnings including the wildfire smoke and tropospheric ozone episodes in August 2026 and the extreme air pollution episode over the weekend of Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026 which was exactly 74 years after the Great Smog; further notes that the Government has a duty to warn the public about hazardous air pollution; recognises that air pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths each year; and calls on the Government to ensure that there is a system in place to issue formal public warnings of hazardous air pollution episodes.