§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what monitoring is done by his Department of air quality on the A1, Archway road, in Haringey and Islington. [33813]
§ Mr. NorrisMy Department has not conducted any monitoring of air quality on the A1 Archway road, in the London borough of Haringey or the London borough of Islington. We do not routinely monitor air quality beside existing trunk roads.
The overall responsibility for the control of air quality rest with the Department of the Environment, which in January 1995 published the Government's strategic policies for air quality management "Air Quality: Meeting the Challenge". Under this strategy, the initial responsibility for air quality would rest with local authorities, which already have considerable responsibilities. They will liaise with bodies such as the Highways Agency, when drawing up their air quality management plans.