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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional resources will be made available to enable local authorities to introduce clean air zones.

The Government is currently consulting on draft plans to address nitrogen dioxide levels in the UK, including proposals for a framework for Clean Air Zones in England. The principal responsibility for deciding whether to introduce a Clean Air Zone, or other appropriate measures to tackle air quality, will rest with relevant local authorities. The Government is considering the appropriate incentives required to help secure the delivery of the air quality plans.