Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 7 March 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:54,
7 March 2017
One of the issues that’s increasingly a problem as well, of course, is cars idling in traffic jams—leaving their engines on—and that does create particular areas of particularly low air quality. There are several ways of dealing with that. One is making sure that the blockages are removed. It also means, of course, that we look at ways of promoting more hybrids and electric cars in the future, and there are a number of ways in which that can be done. As part of the response to the consultation that’s taken place, we will look to be as inclusive as possible in our approach. We have to do that, of course, working with local government as well, as the main monitors of local air quality, in order to make sure that we continue to improve the air that the people of Wales breathe.
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