Following the recent study from the Royal College of Physicians in which Leamington was named as one of 44 UK towns and cities breaching World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended guidelines on air quality, Councillor Andrew Thompson, Portfolio Holder for Health & Community Protection has commented:

"Warwick District Council is actively working to improve air quality in our district. Our latest annual status report on air quality, due to be submitted to the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee on 21 November, identifies that PM10 concentrations at monitoring sites have been consistently below the recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) values. In recent years, PM2.5 concentrations have also decreased, and in 2016, concentrations were only marginally above the recommended WHO limit.

The Council has had an Air Quality Action Plan in place for a number of years and is working with a number of stakeholders to deliver air quality improvements and reduce pollution in its towns. Some of these measures include improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure, increasing electric vehicle charging provision, junction improvements on key travel corridors and improving public information on sustainable transport options."