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To ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities in Greater London are in breach of the legal requirement to declare an air quality management area for all places within their area where European Union limit values for (a) particulate matter, (b) nitrogen dioxide, and (c) named other regulated air pollutants which are not on the Mayor's draft air quality strategy are exceeded. [HL5652]
Under Part IV of the Environment Act 1995, local authorities are required to review and assess air quality in their authorities for seven key pollutants as set out in the air quality strategy. Where levels of these pollutants are above the air quality objectives set out in the strategy, they must carry out a more detailed assessment of air quality and, if necessary, declare an air quality management area (AQMA) and prepare an action plan to deliver air quality improvements in line with the local air quality management (LAQM) process.
Below is a table showing that all London boroughs have declared AQMAs for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and/or particulate matter (PM10) pollutants that breach air quality objectives. For all other relevant pollutants listed in the strategy, London boroughs have met the required air quality objectives. Local authorities including London boroughs are not required to declare AQMAs for pollutants outside the seven listed in the strategy as applicable to them.
Greater London Borough Status Date Declared No of AQMAs NO2 Limit Value affected (hourly or annual) PM10Limit Value affected (24- hour or annual) Source Barking Current 16/12/2008 1 Both 24-hour Transport Barnet Current 18/04/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Bexley Current 01/03/2007 1 Annual Both Transport/Industry Brent Current 16/12/2006 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Bromley Current 15/03/2007 1 Annual Mixed Roads Camden Current 20/09/2002 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Corp of London Current 26/01/2001 1 Both 24-hour Transport Croydon Current 24/04/2003 1 Annual Transport Ealing Current 14/12/2000 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Enfield Current 31/03/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Greenwich Current 01/07/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport/Industry Hackney Current 29/06/2006 1 Both 24-hour LTP Roads Hammersmith Current 03/11/2000 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Haringey Current 01/07/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Harrow Current 14/01/2002 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Havering Current 11/09/2006 1 Annual 24-hour Not determined Hillingdon Current 01/09/2003 1 Annual Transport Hounslow Current 07/03/2006 1 Annual Mixed Roads Islington Current 19/01/2001 1 Both 24-hour Transport Kensington Current 01/11/2000 1 Both Both Transport Kingston Current 02/01/2003 1 Annual Both Transport Lambeth Current 01/09/2007 1 Both Both Transport Lewisham Current 01/07/2001 4 Annual 24-hour Transport Merton Current 17/11/2003 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Newham Current 25/03/2002 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Redbridge Current 31/12/2003 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Richmond Current 31/12/2000 1 Annual Both Transport Southwark Current 01/06/2003 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Sutton Current 30/03/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Tower Hamlets Current 06/12/2000 1 Annual 24-hour Transport/Industry Waltham Forest Current 31/10/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport Wandsworth Current 01/01/2001 1 Annual 24-hour Transport/Industry Westminster Current 09/03/1999 1 Both Both Transport