Air Pollution: Poverty
Commons · Question 9455 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of air pollution on neighbourhoods with high levels of poverty.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 22 Oct 2024
Although air pollution can be harmful to everyone, some people are more affected because they live in a polluted area, are exposed to higher levels of air pollution in their day-to-day lives, or are more susceptible to health problems caused by air pollut...