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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Monday, 21 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 October 2019. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Monday, 28 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Sulphur Dioxide

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of sulphur dioxide was in the UK in each of the last ten years.

Answer

Defra’s national Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) currently has 28 sites monitoring sulphur dioxide every 15 minutes in the UK. Over the last 10 years (2008 – 2018) concentrations of sulphur dioxide monitored have remained consistently low. The UK has been compliant with legally binding limit values for sulphur dioxide for the entire period.

The low concentration levels are in part linked to large reductions in UK sulphur dioxide emissions (a 67% reduction between 2008 and 2017).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2856
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Sulphur dioxide
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk