The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is developing and implementing a revised National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP) to meet 2030 air quality targets and emissions ceilings for ammonia and other pollutants. The programme addresses fragmented cross-government coordination, transparency of spending, and risks of traffic displacement from strategic roads to local roads, with significant concerns about whether existing measures will achieve statutory targets. The revised programme is currently in active development following National Audit Office scrutiny.
Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab): 7. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward a standalone clean air Bill. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jo Churchill): We know that air …