Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41406

Air Pollution

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what standards exist in statutory regulations for controlling concentrations of pollutants in ambient air in England.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The key legislation that details how and where air pollutant concentration standards apply in England are the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 and the Environment Act Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) Targets (England) 2023. Requirements for local a...

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