Sadiq’s air quality survey aims to engage the public in a conversation about the causes of air pollution in the Capital and what measures they want to see introduced to tackle the problem. It will form part of a series of consultations about measures to tackle air quality in the Capital which are planned as follows:

Phase 1 – July 2016: Air quality consultation on high level proposals including the principle of introducing a new Emissions Surcharge to discourage the oldest vehicles from driving in Central London and changes to the plans for the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), high pollution alerts and incentivising the use of cleaner vehicles.

Phase 2 – Autumn 2016: Policy consultation on transport related proposals including a detailed statutory public consultation on the introduction of a new Emissions Surcharge

Phase 3 – Autumn 2017:  A detailed statutory public consultation on the transport related proposals including the widening of the ULEZ boundary to include more of inner London and proposal to tighten the emission standards for the Londonwide Low Emission Zone

These consultations are open to all and so you may want to make your staff and/or members aware of the consultation to encourage their participation. We welcome all suggestions about improving air quality in the Capital, however, you may prefer to submit a formal response on air quality proposals as part of phases 2 and 3 of the consultation.

You can find more information about the first stage of consultation on the Talk London website www.london.gov.uk/cleanair