The UK government ’s formal response to calls from MPs for stronger action to combat air pollution has been criticised by campaigners . MPs warned in April that pollution in the country ’s cities was a “ public health emergency ” and called for clean air zones , the right for all cities to charge polluting vehicles and a diesel scrappage scheme . The government ’s response , which came as warnings were issued on high levels of air pollution around Hull and across northern England , has limited the number of cities that can charge such vehicles to five and ended the diesel scheme .
The UK government’s formal response to calls from MPs for stronger action to combat air pollution has been criticised by campaigners. MPs warned in April that pollution in the country’s cities was a “public health emergency” and called for clean air zones, the power for all cities to charge polluting vehicles and a diesel scrappage initiative. The government’s response, which came as warnings were issued on high levels of air pollution around Hull and across northern England, has limited the number of cities that can charge such vehicles to five and rejected the scrappage scheme.