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Clean air zone response: FOI release

Published
2023-10-30
Received
2023-06-16
Responded
2023-07-05
Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
17(1)

Information requested

What company will be carrying out the testing? How often will the testing be carried out? After Glasgow hits the emissions target set 40μg/m3 will the LEZ be removed as per my email from DVLA and CAZ? Will the testing be in serval locations and average calculated?

Response

Question 1

Air quality monitoring and reporting in Glasgow is undertaken by Glasgow City Council and the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs.

Question 2

The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because air quality monitoring and reporting in Glasgow is undertaken by Glasgow City Council and the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

Question 3

Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Scotland are administered and enforced by the relevant local authority. The local authority will consider the objectives of the LEZ and whether the LEZ should continue, be amended or revoked. Should a local authority propose to amend or revoke a LEZ a request would be submitted for approval by Scottish Ministers.

Question 4

The Scottish Government does not have the information you have asked for because air quality monitoring and reporting in Glasgow is undertaken by Glasgow City Council and the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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