Air Pollution: Costs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual economic cost of air pollution to the UK.
Answered by Emma Hardy
Reducing air pollution brings real economic gains through increased productivity and reduced costs. Air pollution economic costs are assessed for all government policies in accordance with HM Treasury's Green Book (More information can be found at: Assess air quality impacts - GOV.UK).
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