Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67652

Air Pollution: Children

Tabled: 14 July 2025

Answered: 28 July 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of PM2.5 exposure on children’s health outcomes.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Air pollution exposure can be harmful to everyone. Children are more vulnerable to the effects than adults due to their incomplete lung development, high physical activity and breathing rates, and lower height, which increases exposure to traffic pollutio...

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