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Recommendation 4
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The Environment Bill should be amended to include a health inequalities target, to reduce the...
Recommendation
The Environment Bill should be amended to include a health inequalities target, to reduce the number of deaths associated with air pollution; and to require the Secretary of State to take account of human health considerations when setting or reviewing air quality targets. It should include a duty on all Government departments and local government to work together to deliver these targets. (Paragraph 36) Air Quality and coronavirus: a glimpse of a different future or business as usual 43 Government strategy
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 April 2021. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗