HC Deb 12 February 1971 vol 811 cc294-5W
Mr. Wilkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many specific and precise complaints about aircraft noise from Leeds-Bradford Airport, other than those voiced at the Court of Inquiry in 1969–70 into the proposed runway extension, have been registered in each of the last five years.

Mr. Anthony Grant

Excluding complaints to the airport authorities and the many protests about possible increased disturbance if the runway extension were allowed, my Department received the following complaints:

1966 … … … … 1
1967 … … … … 1
1968 … … … … 3
1969 … … … … 0
1970 … … … … 31
Regular jet flights were introduced in 1970.