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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of (a) the potential implications for her policies and (b) the potential merits of the practice by Tower Hamlets Council of communicating air pollution levels around (i) building sites and (ii) other temporary areas of high air pollution; and if she will make a statement.

Local Authorities are required to review and assess air quality in their area and are encouraged to provide information on local air quality to the public. How they do this will be a matter for the local authority and in London air quality policy is devolved to the Mayor. Air quality, including during construction, should always be a consideration during the planning process for new developments.