Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62830

Air Pollution

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing levels of (a) long-term and (b) short-term exposure to air pollution.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Long-term and short-term exposure to most air pollutants has reduced over the past 20 years. Significant reductions in annual average concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter have been achieved over this period. More information on these ...

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