§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his action plan for dealing with breaches of World Health Organisation and EC air quality standards on reduction of pollutants.
§ Mr. BaldryThe World Health Organisation does not set air quality standards, but rather guidelines intended to provide background information and guidance to Governments. The environment White Paper "This Common Inheritance" and the anniversary report published last September contain the Government's action plan for reducing air pollution, including measures to ensure that the few remaining areas where a risk of breaching the limit values for smoke and sulphur dioxide in EC directive 80/779/EEC remains will comply fully when their derogations from the directive expire in April 1993.