Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 37935

Airports: Nitrogen Dioxide

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of airport expansion on meeting targets under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions.

Answer

Mike Kane
My Department seeks to minimise the impact of aviation on people’s health and wellbeing, in the context of other government priorities. My officials are in regular contact on this issue with other government departments and their agencies, including the D...

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