§ Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Minister of Aviation if he will extend the area of the aircraft noise tests he has already announced to include the Chiswick Park and Grove Park wards of the borough of Brentford and Chiswick.
§ Mr. SandysThe particular noise tests to which my hon. Friend refers are being confined to distances of about 4 miles from the start of take-off; their extension to his constituency, where noise levels would be less than in built-up areas closer to the Airport, would not help me in reaching my decision. However, as part of my Department's general noise research programme, noise surveys are being arranged in a number of neighbourhoods in the London area, and I will consider including Brentford and Chiswick among these.