8. Plaid Cymru Debate: Air Pollution

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:04 pm on 5 February 2020.

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Photo of Hefin David Hefin David Labour 5:04, 5 February 2020

I'm sorry to interrupt, but one of the things—he makes the point about idling vehicles—one of the points that I've heard as well, from public health officials, is it isn't just idling vehicles; the actual act of turning off your vehicle while outside a school could be just as polluting when you turn it back on again. So, you might as well leave it idling as turning it off and on in many cases; it depends how long you leave it idling for. So, actually, the more effective thing is, as Jenny Rathbone said, not to have those cars near the school in the first place.