Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108761
Air Pollution: Ethnic Groups
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of air pollution on different groups by ethnicity.
Answer
Emma HardyWhile air pollution impacts many people’s health, the department recognises that these impacts are not felt equally. This is an issue that Defra takes seriously, which is why the Government commissioned the independent Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) to e...
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