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Accepted
The Department for Transport highlighted that local authorities are seeing addressing air quality not as...
Conclusion
The Department for Transport highlighted that local authorities are seeing addressing air quality not as a compliance issue, but as something to be considered more broadly as part of transport and local regeneration policies.56 We also heard about a pilot project working with GPs to provide advice on air quality in local communities, and about how the local air quality grants programme provides support for education initiatives in schools.57 Meeting the 2030 targets
Government Response Summary
The government disagreed with the committee's implied premise, asserting that local authorities are important partners and it already engages regularly with them and provides significant air quality grants for public awareness.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Local authorities are important partners in delivering better air quality for local communities. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Transport already engage regularly and constructively with local authorities. Local authorities are best placed to tailor communications to communities. This year, through our air quality grant, nearly £6 million was awarded to local authorities across 29 projects that include actions to improve public awareness of air pollution.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Report
Twenty-Second Report - Tackling local air quality breaches
26 Oct 2022
HC 37
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.8 yrs
Report published
26 Oct 2022