Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Mayor of London's ultra low emissions zone scheme.
The Mayor of London is responsible for air quality in the capital and has reserve powers under Part IV of the Environment Act (1995) to reflect this.
London received funding for air quality as part of the 2015 £5.7 billion Transport for London funding settlement.
London and Londoners have also received almost £147 million funding from the Government’s £3.5 billion plan to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, including almost £10 million this year to clean up London’s buses.