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 6th Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Action on Air Quality, HC212, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle the health risks posed by air pollution.

We are considering the recommendations in the recently released report from the Environmental Audit Committee. We are already taking steps to tackle poor air quality and have committed £2 billion since 2011 to reduce emissions from transport. We are currently revising our air quality plans for the UK to bring us into compliance with EU air quality targets in the shortest possible time.