Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the World Health Organization's Air Quality Guidelines, whether his Department plans to introduce a Clean Air Bill.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Last year, the Government launched a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan, to revise our plan for significantly improving the environment, including for air quality. We plan to develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore our natural environment with delivery information to help meet each of our ambitious Environment Act targets.

We are considering the World Health Organization's guidelines as part of an evidence-led process for considering future targets, however we are clear that these guidelines are not ready-made targets for direct adoption as they do not consider achievability or individual countries’ circumstances.

The Government does not currently have plans for a new Clean Air Act and is instead focusing on developing a series of interventions to ensure everyone’s exposure to air pollution is reduced.

Found: committed to its own Welsh Environmental Principles and Governance Bill21 and has sought views on a Clean Air Bill

Found: Given the possibility of a Clean Air Bill being brought forward in the Sixth Senedd, it is unclear what

Found: privilege to review this Bill and its application to Wales, we look forward to the new Welsh Clean Air Bill

Found: completing the analysis of the consultation responses in relation to the White Paper proposals for a Clean Air Bill

Found: ban or restrict the sale of some of the most commonly littered single-use plastics in Wales; a clean air Bill

Found: The Minister said the Welsh Government was “still working on” its clean air Bill.17 Our view We have

Found: possible delays to legislation on environmental governance, nature recovery targets and the Clean Air Bill

Found: The First Minister stated a 8 Clean Air Bill would be introduced to build on work already underway

Found: The First Minister stated a Clean Air Bill would be introduced to build on work already underway to

Found: and Child Health expressed disappointment the Welsh Government had chosen not to introduce the Clean Air Bill

Found: There are no significant capital costs associated with the draft provisions of the Clean Air Bill as

Found: The Welsh Government has a long-standing commitment to introducing a Clean Air Bill.

Found: She emphasised the WFGA and also a clean air bill.

Found: Individual met with 2024-01-09 00:00:00 Derbyniad/Reception Reception to celebrate passing of Clean Air Bill

Found: She emphasised the WFGA and also a clean air bill.

Found: Budget Strategy Officer42979.043681.09092.0Delivery Manager, ESD Capital43682.043891.09092.0Senior Clean Air Bill

Found: the Plan and the recent Welsh Government Programme for Government was the introduction of a Clean Air Bill

Found: The proposed Clean Air Bill The Programme for Government committed to the introduction of a Clean Air

Found: this would be in another piece of legislation that deals with air quality in Wales, such as the Clean Air Bill

Found: at that time where policy thinking would be 5 years later in relation to matters such as our Clean Air Bill

Found: She emphasised the WFGA and also a clean air bill.

Found: Minister Julie James said: “Our Programme for Government sets out a commitment to introduce a Clean Air Bill

Found: We published a White Paper to consult on proposals for a Clean Air Bill for Wales.

Found: Representative of the Children’s Commissioner in Wales; The Senedd Cross-Party Group on the Clean Air Bill

Found: Members of the Senedd have been calling for a Clean Air Bill for Wales.

Found: OurProgramme for Government, published in June 2021, set out a commitment to introduce a Clean Air Bill

Found: Our Clean Air Bill will strengthen the action we are already taking to reduce emissions and deliver vital

Found: Billto introduce ambitious targets and regulations to reduce emissions and improve air quality Clean Air Bill

Found: Welsh Government Consultation – summary of response White Paper consultation on the Clean Air Bill

Found: This White Paper sets out a number of potential legislative proposals for inclusion in a Clean Air Bill

Found: The Clean Air Bill proposals aim to deliver impacts that are largely positive.

Found: Supporting the Clean Air Bill for Wales Regulatory Impact Assessment and Air Quality Monitoring

Found: National Trust Wales Response Welsh Government intends to publish a White Paper on a Clean Air Bill

Found: It is currently envisaged that the plan will include work to prepare a Clean Air Bill.

Found: this would be in another piece of legislation that deals with air quality in Wales, such as the Clean Air Bill

Found: 2021 and the Welsh Government’s 2021 to 2026 Programme for Government commits to introduing a Clean Air Bill

Found: suggested that several of the provisions for England could usefully be replicated in a future Welsh Clean Air Bill