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Air Pollution: Greater Manchester

Asked by Afzal KhanLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78462

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the health costs associated with air pollution in Greater Manchester.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published a tool to allow local authorities to estimate the health benefits and cost effectiveness of improved air quality, at a local authority level.

The information is not held in the format requested. However, the cost of air pollution tool quantifies the potential costs to the National Health Service and social care due to the health impacts of particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in England and separately for each local authority. The tool and the estimated costs are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-pollution-a-tool-to-estimate-healthcare-costs

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