A Bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to make provision for the purpose of reducing indoor and outdoor air pollution, including greenhouse gases; to set minimum standards for air quality in workplaces, homes and public spaces; to require the monitoring of air quality; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for reducing air pollution, including setting targets and measures for air quality, and to report to Parliament annually on the implementation of that strategy; to give powers to the Office for Environmental Protection to enforce legislation relating to air quality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to make provision for the purpose of reducing pollution from vehicles; to place a duty on the Secretary of State to encourage and facilitate forms of active travel and to publish a strategy for reducing emissions from transport; to require the Secretary of State to promote public awareness of the impact of air pollution on public health; to place restrictions on the use of wood-burning stoves in urban areas; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
31 October 2023
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The Clean Air Bill aims to give people a right to clean air and to reduce air pollution indoors and outdoors, including greenhouse gases. It would set minimum air quality standards, require monitoring and annual reporting, and give the Office for Environmental Protection powers to enforce the rules, while also addressing transport emissions and restrictions on urban wood-burning stoves, with public awareness and active travel measures included.
The bill is currently at the first-reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet moved to committee or a second reading.
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31 Jan 2023
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
