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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the potential merits of establishing a commission on (a) air pollution, (b) water pollution and (c) potential relationships between different types of pollution.

Defra takes an evidence-led approach to policy development, and engages with the academic community on an ongoing basis. This includes Defra’s Air Quality Expert Group and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Defra does not consider that a commission on air and water pollution is necessary at this time.