This was a particularly important issue for London, where over 3,000 people are dying prematurely each year as a result of exposure to poor air quality.

Dance was appointed as the Co-ordinator for the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group in the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS).

[citation needed] In the 2014 Parliament, Dance was appointed as the Rapporteur for the DEVE Committee for delivering the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

[citation needed] Dance was also a shadow rapporteur on a proposal for an integrated approach to tackle the link between conflict and the trade of minerals extracted from affected areas.

[5] UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge consequently wrote to Antonio Tajani (President of the European Parliament) to complain about the incident, claiming that it was "disgusting behaviour" and "pathetic".

Dance has been a consistent supporter of the EU and the need for multilateralism to combat extremism and climate change, and was a vociferous opponent of Brexit.