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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England have made of air quality in the area of the Lancaster Estate, North Kensington, London, since the fire at Grenfell Tower; and in what ways the results of those assessments have been communicated to local residents.

Public Health England (PHE) has been assessing and monitoring air quality in the area surrounding Grenfell Tower (Lancaster West Estate) since the start of the fire on 14 June. Results to date have not detected elevated levels of pollutants of concern, therefore, current evidence suggests the risk to public health from air pollution remains low.

The results of the monitoring are published weekly on the PHE website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-monitoring-following-the-grenfell-tower-fire) and publication is announced on Twitter when the latest report goes live. Details of these reports are included on a regular basis in the residents’ newsletter which is published by the Grenfell Response Team. Representatives from PHE have also attended a number of community meetings to explain the air quality monitoring and answer any queries from local people.