| Heading: |
Air Pollution |
| Question ID: |
1789694 |
| UIN: |
HL6264 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4308 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK complies with World Health Organization air quality guidelines for PM2.5 levels. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-03 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
The World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guidelines are not statutory targets. The guidelines do not consider achievability or individual countries’ circumstances. We will continue to work towards reducing PM2.5 levels and the new Environmental Imp... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |