Question follow-through · 7053
Poultry: Ammonia
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his plan for a Poultry Sector Growth Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential health risks of air pollution linked to ammonia emissions from poultry facilit
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his plan for a Poultry Sector Growth Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential health risks of air pollution linked to ammonia emissions from poultry facilit
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jun 2026
Answer published
Ammonia from poultry farms contributes to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution concentrations across the country. The precise contribution is difficult to assess and will vary according to the prevailing weather conditions and other sources of PM2.5....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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