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NDM6050 - Welsh Conservatives Debate
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Meeting: 29/06/2016 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
Welsh Conservatives Debate
NDM6050 Paul Davies (Preseli
Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises the role air pollution plays in the health outcomes of communities
across Wales.
2.
Notes that the World Health Organisation has found that particulate pollution
has risen 8 per cent globally in the past five years, with experts in the UK
believing that about 29,000 deaths are linked to air pollution.
3.
Expresses unease at levels of air pollution in Wales, noting that Crumlin, in
Caerphilly, has the highest nitrogen dioxide levels recorded outside of London,
and that evidence provided in a Public Health Wales NHS 2015 consultation
response found a direct correlation between air pollution, and an increased
prevalence in respiratory disease.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to develop an effective low emission strategy
(LES), in consultation with stakeholders, to reduce the emissions of air
pollutants.
'World
Health Organisation Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database'
The
following Amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1
– Simon Thomas (Mid and
West Wales)
Insert as new point 4 and renumber accordingly:
Condemns the practices of some car manufacturers of artificially deflating
their diesel particulates emissions and misleading consumers.
Amendment 2 – Simon Thomas (Mid and
West Wales)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls for safe cycling and pedestrian routes to enable people to improve their
health and environment through active travel.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.47
NDM6050
Paul Davies
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises the role air pollution plays in the health outcomes of communities
across Wales.
2.
Notes that the World Health Organisation has found that particulate pollution
has risen 8 per cent globally in the past five years, with experts in the UK
believing that about 29,000 deaths are linked to air pollution.
3.
Expresses unease at levels of air pollution in Wales, noting that Crumlin, in
Caerphilly, has the highest nitrogen dioxide levels recorded outside of London,
and that evidence provided in a Public Health Wales NHS 2015 consultation
response found a direct correlation between air pollution, and an increased
prevalence in respiratory disease.
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to develop an effective low emission strategy
(LES), in consultation with stakeholders, to reduce the emissions of air
pollutants.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing
Order 12.36.