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The message that is conveyed by the latest evidence is that we cannot afford to be complacent and we must take action to reduce pollution levels even further.
Although I appreciate that no one wants a situation in which primary legislation is needed to give these particular powers to any new authority that might be created, these powers are fairly draconian and I would welcome some balance.
There is a danger that, if we continually legislate for new things and make new things happen, we will never have the time to bed down the new things that we are currently doing and that might be shown to work.It is a case of things' becoming fashionable.