Air Pollution: Pollution Control

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 30 September 2019.

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Photo of Sue Hayman Sue Hayman Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent from the public purse on tackling poor air quality in each of the last five years.

Photo of Rebecca Pow Rebecca Pow The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) is a cross-Departmental team between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department for Transport (DfT). It was set up in Financial Year (FY) 2016/17 and is responsible for the delivery of the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations (NO2).

The table below shows Defra’s spend for FY 2015/16 and JAQU’s total spend each year since FY 2016/17. Figures for FY 2014/15 are not available.

Financial Year

Defra Funding (£m)

DfT Funding (£m)

Total (£m)

2015/16

3.2

-*

3.2

2016/17

11.9

1.0

12.9

2017/18

19.9

22.4

42.3

2018/19

51.6

109.2

160.8

*No DfT funding for FY 2015/16

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