Rosamund Kissi-Debrah: Woman whose daughter died from air pollution welcomes ULEZ expansion
Sky News says A woman whose daughter died because of air pollution says the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is vitally important because children with asthma are still dying from noxious fumes.
Rosamund Kissi-Debrah told Sky News that “yes, (ULEZ) is painful, it’s costly”, but added: “Stunted lung growth will cost us on the NHS – that’s your taxes and my taxes.”
Between eight and 12 children with asthma continue to die in London every year, Ms Kissi-Debrah said, while across the four nations of the UK it is between 22 and 24.
During the first COVID lockdown, between late March 2020 and early July, it dropped to zero, she said.