Question follow-through · 4274

Clean Air Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115458 on Clean Air Zones, whether she plans to redraft the Clean Air Zone Framework to require compliance with PM2.5 targets.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115458 on Clean Air Zones, whether she plans to redraft the Clean Air Zone Framework to require compliance with PM2.5 targets.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Clean Air Zones are measures designed to achieve compliance with legal NO₂ limit values. As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan, we are committed to measures to reduce PM2.5, including modernising the environmental permitting framework for indus...

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