This bill establishes the legal right to breathe clean air and requires the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air throughout England and Wales by January 2028, with stronger pollution limits aligned to WHO guidelines.
A Bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales; 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
Status: In Progress
Current House: Commons
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, Caroline Lucas
Introduced: 2022-05-19