Four major London parliamentary committees are taking the unusual step of launching a joint inquiry into air pollution in the country. MPs from the environmental audit committee; environment, food and rural affairs committee; health committee and transport committee will conduct four sessions considering scientific evidence relating to the environmental and health implications of the crisis. The inquiry will consider both the extent of the problem and the action required to combat it. Air pollution causes 50,000 premature deaths in the London each year, 9,000 of which are in UK, at an annual cost of £27.5bn.
Four major UK parliamentary committees are taking the unusual step of launching a joint inquiry into air pollution in the country. MPs from the environmental audit committee; environment, food and rural affairs committee; health committee and transport committee will conduct four sessions considering scientific evidence relating to the environmental and health implications of the crisis. The inquiry will consider both the extent of the problem and the action required to combat it. Air pollution causes 50,000 premature deaths in the UK each year, 9,000 of which are in London, at an annual cost of £27.5bn.