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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 32387, tabled on 23 March 2016

Question

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Conservative
Chesham and Amersham
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence he has received to demonstrate that the construction of Phase One of High Speed 2 will not breach the requirements of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe.

Answer

Mr Robert Goodwill
Conservative
Scarborough and Whitby
Commons

Answered on

11 April 2016

The Environmental Statement and Supplementary Environmental Statements for the Phase One hybrid Bill fully assessed the impact on air quality from HS2 construction. The method of assessment is specifically directed at the limit values set out in Annex II of Directive 2008/50/EC, and identifies whether the limit values are currently breached, anticipated to be breached in the future, and to what extent any breaches are affected by the construction of Phase One of HS2.

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