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Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 November 2021. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Clean Air Zones

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to enable local authorities to improve the quality of their air and reduce pollution through the introduction of Clean Air Zones.

Answer

The Government has ring-fenced £880 million to help local authorities tackle NO2 exceedances through the development and implementation of local air quality plans and through funding to support those impacted most by these plans.

Local authorities introducing a Clean Air Zone as part of a local air quality plan can bid for Clean Air Fund funding. The Clean Air Fund can support a range of measures such as vehicle upgrade grants to individuals and businesses along with bus retrofit schemes, improvements to bus fleets, installation of electric chargepoints, provision of park and ride services, concessionary travel schemes and freight consolidation centres.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3472
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Clean air zones
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk