Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110354

Air Pollution: Monitoring

Tabled: 3 February 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and devolved powers to ensure the comprehensive monitoring of air quality in England.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Defra is responsible for the national monitoring of air quality (which includes England) through 16 different networks monitoring various pollutants. Departmental budgets, including budgets for air quality monitoring, are determined through departmental s...

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