Question follow-through · 62830
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing levels of (a) long-term and (b) short-term exposure to air pollution.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing levels of (a) long-term and (b) short-term exposure to air pollution.
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jul 2025
Answer published
Long-term and short-term exposure to most air pollutants has reduced over the past 20 years. Significant reductions in annual average concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter have been achieved over this period. More information on these ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
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Animal Products: Labelling
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Animal Products: Labelling
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to prevent low-welfare producers from evading labelling requirements.
Veterinary Services: Regulation
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that veterinary practices are subject to effective regulation.