Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill - Revision history

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−	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill aims to establish the right to breathe clean air. The piece of legislation is sometimes referred to as Ella's Law, although it is still at the ~~Bill~~ stage.	+	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill aims to establish the right to breathe clean air. The piece of legislation is sometimes referred to as Ella's Law, although it is still at the bill stage.

−	Ella Roberta was a nine year old from South London, who after more than 25 emergency hospital admissions over three years, suffered an acute asthma attack and died on February 15, 2013. Some time later In 2020, a landmark coroner's report made Ella the first person in the world to have air pollution cited as a cause of death~~, her~~ mother Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah agreed that the legislation be called Ella’s Law in memory of her daughter.	+	Ella Roberta was a nine-year-old from South London who, after more than 25 emergency hospital admissions over three years, suffered an acute asthma attack and died on February 15, 2013. Some time later, in 2020, a landmark coroner's report made Ella the first person in the world to have air pollution cited as a cause of death. Her mother, Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah, agreed that the legislation be called Ella’s Law in memory of her daughter.

−	The ~~Bill~~ sets out a number of items thus:	+	The bill sets out a number of items, thus:

−	"To require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales~~. To~~ involve the UK ~~Health Security~~ Agency in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits. To enhance the powers, duties and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation to air pollution. To establish the Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air (CCCA) with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings. To require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes."	+	"To require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales and to involve the UK HealthSecurity Agency in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits. to enhance the powers, duties, and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation to air pollution. To establish the Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air (CCCA) with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings. To require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments, and for connected purposes."

−	Following its path through ~~from~~ its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.	+	Following its path through its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten-year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.

−	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric ~~pollution~~, ~~internally~~ both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. This list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene, Butadiene, Formaldehyde, Carbon monoxide, Ground-level ozone, Hydrofluorocarbons, Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and Non-fluorinated gases; “Net UK carbon account” as defined in section 27 of the Climate Change Act 2008.	+	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric levels, both biological and chemical, and those that cause environmental harm as well as climate change. This list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene, Butadiene, Formaldehyde, Carbon monoxide, Ground-level ozone, Hydrofluorocarbons, Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and Non-fluorinated gases; “Net UK carbon account” as defined in section 27 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

	For full details of the nature of the Bill as of October 31, 2023 visit [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161]		For full details of the nature of the Bill as of October 31, 2023 visit [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161]

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	* Clean Air Act.		* Clean Air Act.
	* Clean Air Act and implications for the construction industry.		* Clean Air Act and implications for the construction industry.
−	* Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill‎.
	* Clean Air Zone.		* Clean Air Zone.
	* Compressed air plant.		* Compressed air plant.

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	Following its path through from its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.		Following its path through from its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.

−	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric pollution, internally both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. This list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene ~~(C6H6)~~, ~~1, 3~~ Butadiene, Formaldehyde ~~(HCHO)~~, Carbon monoxide ~~(CO)~~, Ground-level ozone ~~(O3)~~, Hydrofluorocarbons, Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and Non-fluorinated gases; “Net UK carbon account” as defined in section 27 of the Climate Change Act 2008.	+	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric pollution, internally both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. This list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene, Butadiene, Formaldehyde, Carbon monoxide, Ground-level ozone, Hydrofluorocarbons, Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and Non-fluorinated gases; “Net UK carbon account” as defined in section 27 of the Climate Change Act 2008.

	For full details of the nature of the Bill as of October 31, 2023 visit [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161]		For full details of the nature of the Bill as of October 31, 2023 visit [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161]

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−	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill aims to establish the right to breathe clean air. The piece of legislation is sometimes referred to as Ella's Law, although it is still at the Bill stage. Ella Roberta was a nine year old from South London, who after more than 25 emergency hospital admissions over three years, suffered an acute asthma attack and died on February 15, 2013. Some time later In 2020, a landmark coroner's report made Ella the first person in the world to have air pollution cited as a cause of death, her mother Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah agreed that the legislation be called Ella’s Law in memory of her daughter.	+	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill aims to establish the right to breathe clean air. The piece of legislation is sometimes referred to as Ella's Law, although it is still at the Bill stage.
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		+	Ella Roberta was a nine year old from South London, who after more than 25 emergency hospital admissions over three years, suffered an acute asthma attack and died on February 15, 2013. Some time later In 2020, a landmark coroner's report made Ella the first person in the world to have air pollution cited as a cause of death, her mother Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah agreed that the legislation be called Ella’s Law in memory of her daughter.

	The Bill sets out a number of items thus:		The Bill sets out a number of items thus:
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	Following its path through from its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.		Following its path through from its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.

−	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric pollution, internally both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. ~~The~~ list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene (C6H6), 1, 3 Butadiene, Formaldehyde (HCHO), Carbon monoxide (CO), Ground-level ozone (O3), Hydrofluorocarbons	+	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric pollution, internally both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. This list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene (C6H6), 1, 3 Butadiene, Formaldehyde (HCHO), Carbon monoxide (CO), Ground-level ozone (O3), Hydrofluorocarbons, Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and Non-fluorinated gases; “Net UK carbon account” as defined in section 27 of the Climate Change Act 2008.
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		+	For full details of the nature of the Bill as of October 31, 2023 visit [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3161]
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

−	~~Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non~~-~~methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0~~.~~1, PM1, PM2~~.5 and ~~PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons~~ (~~PAHs~~) ~~expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene,~~ Radon~~, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and~~	+	* Air brick.
		+	* Air change rate.
		+	* Air conditioning.
		+	* Air entrainment.
		+	* Air filtration.
		+	* Air infiltration.
		+	* Air pollution.
		+	* Air Quality Taskforce.
		+	* Air quality.
		+	* Air quality hub.
		+	* Air rights.
		+	* Air source heat pumps.
		+	* Airspace.
		+	* Air temperature.
		+	* Air tightness.
		+	* Air-supported structure.
		+	* Argon.
		+	* Carbon dioxide.
		+	* Carbon monoxide.
		+	* Clean Air Act.
		+	* Clean Air Act and implications for the construction industry.
		+	* Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill‎.
		+	* Clean Air Zone.
		+	* Compressed air plant.
		+	* HVAC.
		+	* Hydrogen.
		+	* Indoor air quality.
		+	* Indoor air velocity.
		+	* Methane.
		+	* Nitrogen.
		+	* Ozone.
		+	* Radon.
		+	* Underfloor air distribution.
		+	* Water vapour.

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−	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill ~~is a bill~~ to establish the right to breathe clean air; to ~~require~~ the ~~Secretary of State to achieve~~ and ~~maintain clean air in England and Wales; to involve~~ the ~~UK Health Security Agency~~ in ~~setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits; to enhance~~ the ~~powers, duties and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation~~ to air pollution~~; to establish~~ the ~~Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air with powers to institute or intervene~~ in ~~legal proceedings; to require the Secretary~~ of ~~State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes~~.	+	The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill aims to establish the right to breathe clean air. The piece of legislation is sometimes referred to as Ella's Law, although it is still at the Bill stage. Ella Roberta was a nine year old from South London, who after more than 25 emergency hospital admissions over three years, suffered an acute asthma attack and died on February 15, 2013. Some time later In 2020, a landmark coroner's report made Ella the first person in the world to have air pollution cited as a cause of death, her mother Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah agreed that the legislation be called Ella’s Law in memory of her daughter.

−	Following its ~~parth~~ through the ~~house~~ of Lords, the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.	+	The Bill sets out a number of items thus:
		+
		+	"To require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales. To involve the UK Health Security Agency in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits. To enhance the powers, duties and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation to air pollution. To establish the Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air (CCCA) with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings. To require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes."
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		+	Following its path through from its first reading in the House of Lords in May 2022, it was hoped that the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill may have become law before the ten year anniversary of Ell's death, though the Bill only received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.
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		+	The bill defines acceptable concentrations and exposure levels of different types of pollutants at the local and atmospheric pollution, internally both biological and chemical, and those cause environmental harm as well as climate change. The list includes; Ammonia (NH3), Black carbon, Benzene (C6H6), 1, 3 Butadiene, Formaldehyde (HCHO), Carbon monoxide (CO), Ground-level ozone (O3), Hydrofluorocarbons
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		+	Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Lead, Methane (CH4) , Naphthalene, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (expressed as NO2), Nitrogen trifluoride, Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), Oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Particulate matter (PM0.1, PM1, PM2.5 and PM10), Perfluorocarbons, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) expressed as concentration of benzo(a)pyrene, Radon, Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Sulphur hexafluoride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and

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The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill is a bill to establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State to achieve and maintain clean air in England and Wales; to involve the UK Health Security Agency in setting and reviewing pollutants and their limits; to enhance the powers, duties and functions of various agencies and authorities in relation to air pollution; to establish the Citizens’ Commission for Clean Air with powers to institute or intervene in legal proceedings; to require the Secretary of State and the relevant national authorities to apply environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act and the clean air enactments; and for connected purposes.

Following its parth through the house of Lords, the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons on December 6, 2023.

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