{"value":{"id":1688872,"askingMemberId":4722,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-02-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-02-27T00:00:00","uin":"HL2458","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what funds are available for organisations that aim to reduce air pollution in England.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5006,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-02-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government has allocated £883 million of funding for local authorities under the 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) Concentrations.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also annually runs a Local Air Quality Grant to help local authorities across England reduce air pollution in their areas. This year we have committed to spending at least £6 million to fund projects targeting particulate matter, behavioural change campaigns and those aimed at reducing levels of NO<sub>2</sub>. The successful local authorities for this year will be announced in due course.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Air Pollution: Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1688872","method":"GET"}]}