Air Pollution: Costs
2026-06-28 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 14014 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual economic cost of air pollution to the UK.
Answer
Reducing air pollution brings real economic gains through increased productivity and reduced costs. Air pollution economic costs are assessed for all government policies in accordance with HM Treasury's Green Book (More information can be found at: Assess...