The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced a range of actions to improve air quality introduced under the Environment Act.
Category: Parliamentary News
Ella’s Law introduced to House of Lords – a comment from Barry Sheerman MP
As Ella’s Law reaches the committee stage of the House of Lords, my personal air quality monitor reveals the high levels of air pollution within the Parliamentary estate itself, underlining the urgent need for action to clean up the country’s air for the benefit of everyone.
Ella’s Law is for everyone
A new bill aiming to restrict air pollution and enshrine the human right to clean air has had its second reading in the House of Lords.
Historic High Court ruling finds UK government’s climate strategy ‘unlawful’
In a landmark victory for climate justice, the High Court has ruled that the Government’s Net Zero Strategy breaches the Climate Change Act.
Barry Sheerman MP warns over ‘seriously polluted atmosphere’ in Parliament
A Labour MP has issued a fresh warning over the “seriously polluted atmosphere” in Parliament after spending time wearing a “very sophisticated air quality monitor”. Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield, raised concerns over the “very polluted” air quality in the House of Commons, which he claimed…
WCRAQ continues to push for policy change to save lives from air pollution
Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield, and Chairman of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) submitted a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons, asking the Government to update the MOT test to include an efficiency test for DPFs (diesel particulate filters). The Bill passed the first test with no objections, and the second reading will take place on 18 March.
The official journal of WCRAQ has been published
Fleet Vision International magazine Winter 2022 is out now! Read the WCRAQ working party reports and our update on the Ten-Minute Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK from page 58 onwards. The seventh issue of the thought-leading publication…
Barry Sheerman MP files Ten-Minute Rule Bill for stricter MOT tests in the UK
n Tuesday, Our Chairman Barry Sheerman MP presented a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons. A Ten-Minute Rule Bill is how MPs can argue for a particular law to be made or changed.
UK Government announces £120 million zero-emission bus scheme
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a multimillion-pound scheme to enable local transport authorities to roll out zero-emission buses through the Zero Emission Buses Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme. The ZEBRA funding will deliver up to 500 zero-emission buses, supporting the…
UK Government cuts electric car grant to £2,500 and change eligibility
Government has cut the electric car grant from £3,000 to £2,500 and lowered the model cost from £50,000 to £35,000. Consumers purchasing an EV costing over £35,000 will now no longer qualify for the financial incentive to switch to a…