A Bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England; to involve the UK Health Security Agency in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits; to enhance the powers, duties and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation to air pollution; to establish the Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings; to require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 February 2025
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This bill would enshrine a right to breathe clean air and require the government to achieve and maintain clean air in England. It would involve the UK Health Security Agency in setting and reviewing air pollutants and their limits, expand powers for environmental bodies, and create a Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air that can take legal action if needed.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, moving through its early stage before committee scrutiny and the Lords consideration.
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17 Jan 2024
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
