Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 by setting new limit values for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter which align with the World Health Organisation air quality guidelines published in 2021.
Petitioner: Gareth Brown on behalf of Asthma + Lung UK Scotland
Status: Collecting signatures
Date published: 04 November 2024
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SPICe Briefing (203KB, pdf) posted 16 January 2025
22 January 2025: The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.
Official Report of Meeting 22 January 2025
PE2123/A: Scottish Government written submission, 25 November 2024 (57KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2024
PE2123/B: Petitioner written submission, 11 December 2024 (138KB, pdf) posted 13 December 2024
01 April 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government
Official Report of Meeting 1 April 2025
13 May 2025: The Committee agreed to write to various stakeholders to seek their view on the petition and the Scottish Government's response.
Official Report of Meeting 13 May 2025
Letter from Zircon Smart Buildings, 25 March 2025
Letter from the Committee to the Scottish Government, 10 April 2025
Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, 22 April 2025