Question follow-through · 38779

Pollution Control: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on reducing pollution in (a) London and (b) Ilford South constituency.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on reducing pollution in (a) London and (b) Ilford South constituency.

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Poor air quality continues to be the biggest environmental risk to human health. Responsibility for air quality is devolved in London, but we welcome the progress made in London to address air pollution and improve people’s health. Defra officials regular...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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