United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 172493
Air Pollution: Children
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23 March 2023
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3 April 2023 · Answer
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3 April 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of air quality on the health and wellbeing of people under the age of 18.
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23 March 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of air quality on the health and wellbeing of people under the age of 18.
Source: Commons
3 April 2023
Answer
Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the United Kingdom. Children are more vulnerable to the effects from air pollution exposure than adults due to their incomplete lung development, high physical activity and breathing r...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-23/172493
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1606760
- uk · wq-1606760 · source updated 3 April 2023