Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) local authorities and (b) metro mayors have published local plans to achieve compliance with legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
Answered by Emma Hardy
Responsibility for developing plans to address nitrogen dioxide exceedances rests with local authorities, rather than metro mayors. We have agreed plans with the following local authorities:
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Basildon Borough Council, Essex County Council and Rochford District Council (joint plan)
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Birmingham City Council
Blackwater Valley (joint plan by Surrey Heath Borough Council, Guildford Borough Council, Rushmoor District Council and Hampshire County Council)
Bolsover District Council
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bristol City Council
Broxbourne Borough Council
Coventry City Council
Derby City Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire County Council (joint plan)
Greater Manchester (joint plan by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Borough Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, and Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council)
Leeds City Council
Leicester City Council
Liverpool City Council
Nottingham City Council
Portsmouth City Council
Reading Borough Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Southampton City Council
Sheffield City Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (joint plan)
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Tyneside (joint plan by Newcastle City Council, South Tyneside Council and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council)
City of Wolverhampton Council
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