HC Deb 15 November 1972 vol 846 c120W
43. Sir Robin Turton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will introduce legislation to empower local authorities to protect rural villages from obnoxious smell, dust and noise from the processing of farm products or from intensive husbandry.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

Proposals for strengthening the law on noise abatement are in preparation. For the rest I am satisfied that existing powers are adequate for local authorities to deal with this problem.