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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 April 2014. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 April 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Air Pollution

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of deaths from air pollution in (a) London, (b) Cardiff, (c) Edinburgh and (d) Birmingham in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Estimates of the fraction of mortality in English local authority areas and regions in 2010 and 2011 attributable to long-term exposure to particulate air pollution arising from human activities are published by Public Health England as one of the indicators in the Department of Health's Public Health Outcomes Framework.

For London, this figure was approximately 7.2% in both years. In Birmingham, the figures were approximately 6.4% for 2010 and 5.9% for 2011. Figures for Cardiff and Edinburgh have not yet been published.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
195194; 579 cc324-5W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Death Air pollution
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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