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Nigel Huddleston

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Immigration: Pausing the Hostile Environment
Thursday 12th July 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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Overall air quality has actually been improving, and the hon. Lady will be aware that our legal challenge is on roadside nitrogen dioxide concentration. I am sure she will want to respond to the clean air strategy, which is ambitious and will achieve a lot of the outcomes we all want, wherever we live in this country, so that we have better air.

Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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13. What more can the Government do to promote more environmentally friendly diesel fuel and diesel vehicles?

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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The Government’s “road to zero” strategy, published earlier this week, provides clarity on the role that cleaner diesel vehicles can play in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and meeting ever more stringent air quality standards. My hon. Friend will be aware that we continue to have the policy to end the sale of new conventional diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2040.

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