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Written question asked by Rushanara Ali (Labour) on Friday, 9 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 September 2016. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 September 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Local Air Quality Management: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff of her Department work on Local Air Quality Management support matters.

Answer

As of 13 September this year there were five staff working on local air quality management in Defra. The Environment Agency also has a team of two people in its Local Authority Unit who provide technical advice to local authority environmental regulators and an environmental permitting Helpdesk service for local authorities.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45815
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Staff Local air quality management
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk