Air Pollution

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 14 October 2020.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:08, 14 October 2020

Thank you, Huw, for raising those points, and I'll certainly be very happy to have a look at the manifesto. Some of the things you refer to—you'll be aware my colleague Lee Waters made a statement yesterday around tackling pavement parking, the Welsh Government's put significant funding into active travel over this term of Government, but we increased that funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, there are things that we're doing. The First Minister, when he brought forward his manifesto two years ago, was committed to a clean air Act, and, as I said in an earlier answer, we're currently developing the White Paper on a clean air Bill, subsequently a clean air Act, so that we can enhance the legislation we currently have here in Wales.