Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55699

Respiratory Diseases: Staffordshire

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the link between lung health and (a) air pollution and (b) indoor air quality in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) Staffordshire.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the United Kingdom. Epidemiological studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution, over years or lifetimes, reduces life expectancy, due to cardiovascular and res...

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