The analysis is based on figures from 2019, before the pandemic struck the UK.
City Hall says it shows the average concentration of particulate matter is a third higher at schools in London than in the rest of England. Of the 30 local authorities with the highest particulate matter at schools, all but two were London boroughs.in Lewisham, south-east London, a coroner ruled last December.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: "I'm doing everything in my power to stop young Londoners breathing air so filthy that it damages their lungs and causes thousands of premature deaths every year."- is set to expand in October to include areas inside the North and South Circular. Nick Bowes, Chief Executive of the Centre for London think tank, described the figures as "shocking" adding: "The expansion of the ULEZ in the autumn will be a huge step, but City Hall could be bolder and adopt a pay-per-mile road user charging scheme which would deliver cleaner air, increase active travel and reduce congestion, as well as provide a substantial income stream to help plug Transport for London's finances.
SadiqKhan
MayorofLondon thanks to inconsiderate people who take their cars on short trips
And? Until you pedestrianise London NOTHING will change.
I blame the cows for farting.
MayorofLondon This anarchy in Kabul could be a storm created to blow the seeds of Global Caliphate far and vide !! Agenda being pursued by Radical BELIEVERS for centuries !! Sympathy could sow seeds of eventual fall of Europe
MayorofLondon Why not set up school buses again, to pick up the kids? Too many parents drive well under a mile to drop their kids off, when they could walk it. A bus or two could do the job without causing congestion.
MayorofLondon More crap from sadiq.
Wow Air quality in cities not the best...hold the front page for this cutting edge journalism....ffs..