Members' Business - Scottish Parliament: 18th November 2015
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2015-11-18

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S4M-14433 Sarah Boyack: Air Pollution in Scotland—That the Parliament notes with concern statistics published by Friends of the Earth Scotland that suggest that more than 3,500 people in Scotland die early because of exposure to toxic emissions and that highlight the cost of these emissions, their environmental justice impact and the fact that they are believed to cost up to £2 billion to Scotland’s economy; is further concerned at the admission by Volkswagen Automobile Group that its diesel vehicles were fitted with “defeat devices” to produce favourable emission test results; notes the view that the results of other manufacturers’ models might require investigation; understands that European air quality legal limits continue to be breached in Scotland and that 32 air-quality management areas declared by local authorities, including sites in Edinburgh, are in breach of regulatory standards; believes that the Supreme Court’s determination that new air-quality plans should be devised before the end of 2015 to ensure that Scotland can comply with EU law is significant; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to achieving binding European air-quality legal limits by 2020 through the delivery of its low emission strategy, and notes the view that a new policy focus and funding will be required for the Scottish Government to achieve its stated ambition for the strategy and to deliver low emission zones where air-quality management areas are currently in place.


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