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Air Pollution: Pollution Control

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 7 January 2026UIN 102134

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a standalone clean air act.

Answered by Emma Hardy

As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan, we are committed to a series of interventions to improve air quality to deliver benefits for public health, the environment, and the economy.

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