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Air Pollution: Monitoring

Commons · Question 21411 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to real-time local air quality monitoring and forecasts for (a) people with cystic fibrosis and (b) other vulnerable groups.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Sep 2026

Defra provides the public with access to real-time local air quality monitoring and forecasts, as well as associated health advice, through the Check Air Quality webservice. This information is available to everyone, and specific advice is provided for pe...

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