Question follow-through · 119491

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 17 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Department for Transport overview 2024-25, published in November 2025, what the £478 million whole-life co

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 17 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Department for Transport overview 2024-25, published in November 2025, what the £478 million whole-life co

  2. 16 Mar 2026

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Transport (DfT) spend on the NO2 Programme up to the end of financial year 2024/25 was £450m.

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