Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47332
Quarrying: Air Pollution
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider reforming the monitoring system for PM10 emissions from quarries; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on public health.
Answer
Emma HardyParticulate matter emissions from quarries are regulated under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2016, including through emission limits and monitoring requirements on total particulate matter. We will keep standards for PM10 em...
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