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
The bill would create a legal right to clean air and require the government to achieve and maintain clean air in England. It would involve the UK Health Security Agency in deciding which pollutants to limit and by what levels, strengthen the powers of agencies to tackle air pollution, and establish a Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air that can bring or support legal action. It also requires that environmental principles guide the work of the Secretary of State and other national authorities.
The bill is at Second Reading in the House of Commons, the initial stage of debate. If it progresses, it would typically move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
