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Air Pollution

Asked by Tim FarronLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 1 April 2025UIN 41410

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) limit values, (b) objectives and (c) targets to control concentrations of pollutants in ambient air in England.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Limit values, national objectives and long-term targets complement each other and are all recognised as necessary in delivering cleaner air.

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