Question follow-through · 1093

Air Pollution: North Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on the (a) natural environment in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) economy in North Sta

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 22 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 24 Jul 2024
Answer: 25 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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22 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on the (a) natural environment in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) economy in North Sta
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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25 Jul 2024
Answer published
Air pollution has a significant impact on our economy every year by reducing labour productivity and growth. No specific assessment of air pollution and its impact on the natural environment in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been made recently nor the impact on...

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