Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 3 September 2025.
Nadia Whittome
Labour, Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve air quality.
Emma Hardy
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government is developing a series of interventions to reduce emissions so that everyone’s exposure to air pollution is reduced. This includes action to reduce harmful emissions from domestic burning and reforms to the industrial permitting regime. We remain committed to working closely with local authorities, industry, and the public to shape practical, proportionate policies that deliver cleaner air and improve public health.
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