Air Pollution: Low Incomes
Commons · Question 10722 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9455 on Air Pollution: Poverty, if he will take steps to help tackle the impact of air pollution on people with a low income.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Oct 2024
The Chief Medical Officers Annual report on Air Pollution (2022) demonstrated the increased health risks associated with exposure to air pollution among those living in areas of higher socio-economic deprivation. The Government are committed to reducing h...