Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110741

Air Pollution: Health Hazards

Tabled: 4 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of poor air quality in (a) ambient air and (b) indoor air on different age groups of people in England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Poor air quality is a major public health risk in the United Kingdom. An estimated 29,000 to 43,000 deaths were attributable to long-term exposure to ambient air pollution in the UK in 2019 among adults aged 30 years old and over.Indoor residential exposu...

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