24 January 2011

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall, Conservative): Asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the Air Quality Strategy for London.

 Richard Benyon (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister , Conservative) : The Secretary of State for the Environment met the Mayor of London most recently on 27 July 2010, to talk about a number of issues including waste, water supply and air quality.

There have also been, and continue to be, frequent meetings between officials in DEFRA, and officials in the Greater London authority, and Transport for London, to discuss the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy.