Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 24 February 2016
24 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Air Pollution (Fife)
Rural Affairs, Food and Environment
Given the evidence that air pollution causes at least 2,000 early deaths in Scotland each year, and the fact that many areas, such as Appin Crescent in my Dunfermline constituency, continue to experience dangerous levels of air pollution, what extra funding will the Scottish Government make available to ensure that active travel is a more realistic option, and particularly to improve safe routes for pedestrians and cyclists to public transport links?
Given that the Scottish Government is planning to spend 200 times as much on building new roads as on tackling air pollution in the budget today, how likely is it that we will meet European air quality limits by 2020, as has been promised?
In the same item of business
6. Cara Hilton (Dunfermline) (Lab)
Lab
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle air pollution in Fife. (S4O-05569)
The Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (Aileen McLeod)
SNP
The Scottish Government continues to work closely with Fife Council, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Transport Scotland and other partners to imp...
Cara Hilton
Lab
Given the evidence that air pollution causes at least 2,000 early deaths in Scotland each year, and the fact that many areas, such as Appin Crescent in my Du...
Aileen McLeod
SNP
Tackling local air pollution is also a matter for local authorities, with support and guidance provided by the Scottish Government and other partners. The S...