Question follow-through · 25948

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether consideration was given to sending press releases to news media and weather reporters before each of the following ozone episodes: a) 25 and 27 May, b) 25 June, c) 9 July, and

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 1 Sept 2026
Target answer date: 4 Sept 2026
Answer: 8 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether consideration was given to sending press releases to news media and weather reporters before each of the following ozone episodes: a) 25 and 27 May, b) 25 June, c) 9 July, and
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
We work closely with the Met Office, UKHSA and the third sector during pollution episodes, and are exploring greater engagement with the media and broadcast meteorologists to incorporate air quality information into weather reporting.

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