§ 30. Mr. FormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his plans for the introduction of further legislation to control air pollution.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyMy right hon. Friend proposes to lay regulations shortly which will give Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution control over air pollution from a limited number of additonal works, will provide for greater public access to information about the control of air pollution from works scheduled for inspectorate control, and will give statutory force to air quality standards for smoke and sulphur dioxide, lead and nitrogen dioxide.
We intend that the remainder of the proposals in the Government's December 1986 consultation paper on air pollution control should be implemented as soon as a legislative opportunity arises.