§ Lord Lewis of Newnhamasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they intend to increase their research funding on the effects of air pollutants on health to take account of the annual costs of adverse health impacts arid of air pollution abatement measures. [HL1367]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathA call for research proposals has been advertised in the scientific press and the Department of Health's website.
As intended, this call has invited expressions of interest for a programme of research covering a range of air pollution topics.
The total amount of funding for this research programme will be approximately £1 million.