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[Written Question] Air Pollution: Health Education

UK Parliament Written Questions Friday 17 July 2026, 13:10 UTC By Ruth Jones 1 min read
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Question by: Ruth Jones Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the potential public health benefits of (a) introducing a national public awareness campaign on the health impacts of air pollution and (b) updating the t

Question by: Ruth Jones Answering Body: Department of Health and Social Care Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his department has made of the potential public health benefits of (a) introducing a national public awareness campaign on the health impacts of air pollution and (b) updating the t
Ruth Jones (PERSON) State for Health and Social Care (ORG)
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