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Air Quality Strategy

Air quality

Air Quality Strategy

The UK Government and the devolved administrations published the latest Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 17 July 2007 (Cmd  paper No  7169). 

The Strategy:

• sets out a way forward for work and planning on air quality issues
• sets out the air quality standards and objectives to be achieved
• introduces a new policy framework for tackling fine particles
• identifies potential new national policy measures which modelling indicates could give further health benefits and move closer towards meeting the Strategy’s objectives.

Links:

• Written Ministerial statement by Jonathan Shaw 
• Air Quality Strategy: Volume 1 (PDF 600 KB)                  
• Air Quality Strategy: Volume 2  Evidence base (PDF 2.5 MB)
  
  • Supporting technical documents, UK National Air Quality Archive (external site)
• An Economic Analysis to inform the Air Quality Strategy: updated third report by the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits  
  

Further information

• Summary of responses to consultation on the review of the Air Quality Strategy (PDF 800 KB)   

 

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Page last modified: 17 July 2007

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