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Air Pollution

Asked by Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 95297

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the current statutory thresholds at which a local authority is required to declare an Air Quality Management Area.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Air Quality Objectives set under the Air Quality (England) Regulations 2000 set out the statutory thresholds that determine the need to declare an Air Quality Management Area. These continue to drive local authority action on NO2 and other pollutants. We remain committed to continuous improvement and will keep air quality objectives under review.

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