NDM6602 Debate: Air Quality
NDM6602 Debate: Air Quality
NDM6602 Julie
James (Swansea West)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Acknowledges the urgent need for action, including work across all parts of the
Welsh Government, to tackle poor air quality affecting human health and the
natural environment in Wales.
2.
Supports the development of a clean air plan for Wales to deliver improvements
over and above legal compliance for all our citizens, including through:
a)
a clean air zone framework to ensure the consistent and effective
implementation of clean air zones by local authorities, wherever they are
needed;
b)
improvements to local authority reporting on air quality issues in their areas
and their plans to deal with them;
c)
the establishment of a national air quality assessment and monitoring centre
for Wales, to advise local and national government on the extent of poor air
quality and the effectiveness of current and future actions;
d)
the delivery of an on-going air quality campaign and other interventions to
raise public awareness of poor air quality and to change behaviour.
3.
Calls on the UK Government to back up its stated commitment of phasing out new
petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040 with a concrete set of milestones to be
achieved ahead of that date, accelerating the transition to zero emission road
transport in the UK, and bringing forward the associated public health
outcomes.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Insert
as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly:
Calls
upon the Welsh Government to treat air pollution as a public health issue.
Amendment 2. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Insert
as new point after point 1 and renumber accordingly:
Calls
upon the Welsh Government to publish a national air pollution strategy.
Amendment 3. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Insert
as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly:
Calls
upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local health boards on alerting
residents of air pollution levels.
Amendment 4. Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Insert
as new point after point 2 and renumber accordingly:
Calls
upon the Welsh Government to issue guidance to local authorities on how they
should monitor air quality outside schools and on active travel routes.
Amendment 5. Paul
Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
Welcomes
the innovative measures promoted by the UK Government, such as phasing out all
diesel and petrol engines by 2040 – and calls for greater partnership links
between the Welsh and UK Government on this policy, to ensure the transition to
zero-emission road transport in the UK and bringing forward the associated
public health outcomes.
Amendment 6 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Recognises
the need to decarbonise the transport sector and welcomes the provision of £2
million towards electric vehicle charging as a result of Plaid Cymru’s budget
agreement with the Welsh Government.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 14/06/2021
Decision due: 5 Dec 2017 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Julie James MS