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 Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31779, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of opportunities in the commissioned public research and selected stakeholder engagement to challenge the Air Quality Information System Review’s conclusions and recommendations; what opportunities to engage with the process were available to people and organisations not selected to participate; and whether she plans to hold an open public consultation.

Opportunities to engage with the AQIS review were available while it was ongoing, including through steering group networks and an engagement programme inviting interviews via the Environmental Agency inequalities network and social media. The Department does not intend to consult further on the recommendations.