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Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions

Asked by Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 6789

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of air pollution caused by helicopters.

Answered by Keir Mather

Local authorities have a duty to monitor air quality in their areas. The Department has not made an assessment of the contribution of helicopters to levels of air pollution.

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