HC Deb 08 March 2001 vol 364 cc327-8W
Mr. Drew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's total spend has been in the last three years on research into the health impact of outdoor air quality. [152541]

Yvette Cooper

The Department has contributed around £1.4 million to research on the health impact of outdoor air pollution over the last three years.

The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), Air and Environment Quality Division have also contributed around £25 million to research on air pollution over the past three years. Other Divisions within DETR, as well as other Government Departments, have also contributed to air pollution research programmes.

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