Capital City Air Pollution Failure

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern that the number of Edinburgh streets that fail air quality standards has increased, with six more miles of streets now classed as polluted; considers the extension of existing air pollution problem zones, and the addition of two more, a sign of failure by both the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government; understands that St John's Road and Queensferry Road failed the standards for nitrogen dioxide in 2012 and are among the worst streets in Scotland for this kind of pollution and that Salamander Street in Leith was the second most polluted street in Scotland for particulates; further understands that 3,000 people in Scotland die each year from respiratory illnesses caused by air pollution, and calls on the Scottish Government to explain how it will work with the local authority to address what it sees as this urgent situation, which impacts on the health of residents and visitors to Scotland's capital city.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Ind 2 Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-06372 by reference.