Air Pollution in England

Environmental Audit Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 20 Jan 2026 Parliament page
Air pollution is a serious threat to both public health and the natural environment. It has been linked to heart disease, strokes, cancer, asthma and impacts on lung development in children. Tens of thousands of lives are being shortened in the UK by air pollution, according to the Chair of … Read more
4 Oral sessions
4 Events
Activity timeline 4 events
24 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
20 May
2026
Oral evidence
22 Apr
2026
Oral evidence
18 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
24 Jun 2026
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Emma Hardy MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Keir Mather MP · Department for Transport Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Department of Health and Social Care Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB · Department of Health and Social Care
20 May 2026
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Councillor Jackie Porter · Local Councils Network Dr Claire Holman · Kalaco group Dr Gary Fuller · Imperial College London Dr Suzanne Bartington · UK100's Clean Air Network Kieran Laxen · Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) Tom Parkes · London Borough of Camden
22 Apr 2026
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Ms Jenny Hawley · Plantlife Professor Anna Hansell · University of Leicester Professor Mark Sutton · UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Professor Roy Harrison · University of Birmingham Professor Sir Stephen Holgate CBE · The University of Southampton
18 Mar 2026
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Larissa Lockwood · Global Action Plan Matt Towner · Impact on Urban Health Professor Martin Clift · Swansea University Medical School Ruth Chambers OBE · Green Alliance Sarah Legge CEnv, MIES, MIAQM · Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC)