Chancellor Sajid Javid MP has announced £30m worth of funding to tackle going air pollution issues in the UK, along with £432m for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
The funding announcements are part of the Government’s one-year spending review, which was outlined to the House of Commons on 4th September (2019).
The funding of £432m for the DEFRA will help develop new environmental standards post-Brexit. Chancellor Javid also announced £200m funding for Britain’s bus network, with particular reference to ultra-low emission vehicles.
Commenting on the spending review, Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive at ADBA, said, “Despite the current political uncertainty, our climate emergency is not going away and will not wait for Brexit to be resolved.”
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