Air Pollution: EU Law

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Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tabled

22 Jul 2024

Target answer date

25 Jul 2024

Answer

25 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 22 Jul 2024

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU Industrial Emission Directive on Northern Ireland; and what the associated costs are.

2. 25 Jul 2024

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 25 Jul 2024

   Answer published

   As set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol in the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the Industrial Emissions Directive will only apply to those installations in Northern Ireland that contribute to the Single Electricity Market. As of 2022 this was four install...

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.