Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee
Air Pollution in England
Status: Open
Opened: 20 Jan 2026
Air pollution is a serious threat to both public health and the natural environment. It has been linked to heart disease, strokes, cancer, asthma and impacts on lung development in children. Tens of thousands of lives are being shortened in the UK by air pollution, according to the Chair of the Environment Agency. Through the … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Emma Hardy MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Keir Mather MP · Department for Transport, Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB · Department of Health and Social Care | View ↗ |
| 20 May 2026 | Councillor Jackie Porter · Local Councils Network, Dr Claire Holman · Kalaco group, Dr Gary Fuller · Imperial College London, Dr Suzanne Bartington · UK100's Clean Air Network, Kieran Laxen · Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM), Tom Parkes · London Borough of Camden | View ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ms Jenny Hawley · Plantlife, Professor Anna Hansell · University of Leicester, Professor Mark Sutton · UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Professor Roy Harrison · University of Birmingham, Professor Sir Stephen Holgate CBE · The University of Southampton | View ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Larissa Lockwood · Global Action Plan, Matt Towner · Impact on Urban Health, Professor Martin Clift · Swansea University Medical School, Ruth Chambers OBE · Green Alliance, Sarah Legge CEnv, MIES, MIAQM · Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Councillor Jackie Porter · Representative | Local Councils Network | 1 |
| Dr Claire Holman · Director | Kalaco group | 1 |
| Dr Gary Fuller · Associate Professor in Air Quality Measurement | Imperial College London | 1 |
| Dr Suzanne Bartington · Chair | UK100's Clean Air Network | 1 |
| Emma Hardy MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister … | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Keir Mather MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Kieran Laxen · Vice-Chair | Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) | 1 |
| Larissa Lockwood · Director of Policy and Campaigns | Global Action Plan | 1 |
| Matt Towner · Director of Programmes | Impact on Urban Health | 1 |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Publi… | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Ms Jenny Hawley · Policy and Advocacy Manager | Plantlife | 1 |
| Professor Anna Hansell · Professor of Environmental Epidemiology | University of Leicester | 1 |
| Professor Mark Sutton · Environmental Physicist | UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | 1 |
| Professor Martin Clift · Professor of Particle Toxicology and Advanced Hum… | Swansea University Medical School | 1 |
| Professor Roy Harrison · Queen Elizabeth II Centenary Professor of Environ… | University of Birmingham | 1 |
| Professor Sir Chris Whitty KCB | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Professor Sir Stephen Holgate CBE · Professor of Immunopharmacology | The University of Southampton | 1 |
| Ruth Chambers OBE · Senior Fellow | Green Alliance | 1 |
| Sarah Legge CEnv, MIES, MIAQM · Vice Chair | Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) | 1 |
| Tom Parkes · Air Quality Programme Manager | London Borough of Camden | 1 |