Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality
and Resilience (Rebecca Pow): Today we announced our award of £10.7
million in funding to local authorities in England to help them
tackle air pollution in their areas. Across 44 different projects,
we are helping local authorities to improve air quality in their
local communities to benefit schools, businesses and residential
areas and reduce the impact of air pollution on public health. The
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality
and Resilience (): Today we announced our award
of £10.7 million in funding to local authorities in England to
help them tackle air pollution in their areas.
Across 44 different projects, we are helping local authorities to
improve air quality in their local communities to benefit
schools, businesses and residential areas and reduce the impact
of air pollution on public health.
The Air Quality Grants have been running since 1997 and since
2010, we have awarded nearly £53 million in funding.
This year’s grant has prioritised three areas:
- Projects which reduce air pollutant exceedances especially in
those areas that are projected to remain in exceedance of the
UK’s legal targets
- Projects to improve knowledge and information about air
quality and steps individuals can take to reduce their exposure
to air pollution and minimise health risk
- Measures that reduce levels of fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), including support for
low-emission transport
Schemes across England being funded include air quality education
programmes for healthcare workers; traffic management schemes to
reduce congestion and emissions; the funding of an e-cargo bike
scheme for businesses to reduce their reliance on more polluting
vehicles; and the implementation of a river freight scheme in
London.
The Air Quality Grant scheme will reopen for new applications in
Summer 2023.
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Authority
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Value Funded (£)
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Bedford Borough Council
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36,332
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Bedford Borough Council
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113,071
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Blaby District Council
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573,701
|
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Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council
|
120,309
|
|
Buckinghamshire Council
|
120,000
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City of York
|
101,375
|
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Colchester Borough Council
|
310,770
|
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Cornwall Council
|
62,160
|
|
Derbyshire County Council
|
278,347
|
|
East Herts Council
|
126,408
|
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Exeter City Council
|
367,428
|
|
Lancaster City Council Air Quality
|
454,576
|
|
Lincolnshire County Council (In partnership with councils
for City of Lincoln, South Kesteven District, North
Kesteven District, Boston Borough, East Lindsey District,
West Lindsey District, and South Holland District).
|
58,180
|
|
London Borough of Brent
|
470,546
|
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London Borough of Camden
|
170,645
|
|
London Borough of Enfield
|
223,500
|
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London Borough of Havering
|
65,127
|
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London Borough of Havering
|
35,139
|
|
London Borough of Islington
|
282,680
|
|
London Borough of Lewisham
|
248,021
|
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London Borough of Redbridge
|
323,774
|
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
|
277,950
|
|
Maldon District Council
|
129,000
|
|
Medway Council- Environmental Protection Team
|
279,533
|
|
Norfolk County Council
|
171,545
|
|
Oxford City Council
|
192,993
|
|
Reading Borough Council
|
327,000
|
|
South Ribble Borough Council
|
53,244
|
|
South Tyneside Council
|
201,005
|
|
Southampton City Council
|
248,198
|
|
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
|
256,285
|
|
St Helens Borough Council
(In partnership with Warrington Borough Council)
|
405,227
|
|
Surrey Heath Borough Council
|
12,280
|
|
Swindon Borough Council
|
148,902
|
|
Telford and Wrekin Council
|
147,615
|
|
Tunbridge Wells Council
(In partnership with councils for Ashford Borough,
Canterbury City,
Dartford Borough, Dover District, Folkestone & Hythe
District, Gravesham Borough, Kent County, Maidstone
Borough, Medway, Sevenoaks District, Swale Borough
Council, Thanet District, Tonbridge and Malling Borough)
|
175,675
|
|
West Midlands Combined Authority
(In partnership with councils for Birmingham City,
Coventry City, Dudley Metropolitan Borough, Sandwell
Metropolitan Borough, Solihull Metropolitan Borough,
Walsall Metropolitan Borough and the City of
Wolverhampton)
|
918,531
|
|
West Northamptonshire Council
|
292,378
|
|
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
(In partnership with councils for Bradford, Calderdale,
Kirklees, Leeds City, and Wakefield)
|
220,457
|
|
Westminster City Council
|
72,521
|
|
Westminster City Council
(Delivered through Cross River Partnership, in
partnership with City of London Corporation, London
Boroughs of Ealing, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham,
Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond,
Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Royal Borough of
Kensington & Chelsea)
|
1,000,000
|
|
Wirral Borough Council
|
171,200
|
|
Wokingham Borough Council
|
213,332
|
|
Worcestershire Regulatory Services
(On behalf of councils for Worcester City, Wyre Forest
District, Wychavon District, Malvern Hills District,
Bromsgrove District, and Redditch Borough)
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