While activists in many local authority areas in England are desperately trying to whip in the final vote in council elections, the Welsh Senedd will be embarking on the second evidence session on a new government Bill.
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill proposes:
- to provide a framework for setting national air quality targets;
- to amend existing legislation relating to the national air quality strategy; local air quality management; smoke control; clean air zones/low emission zones and vehicle idling;
- to place a duty on Welsh Ministers to promote awareness of air pollution; and
- to place a duty on Welsh Ministers to publish a national soundscape strategy.
The Bill is welcomed by Asthma + Lung UK (a merger of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation).
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