§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of his 672W Departmental review into noise levels for residents living near to Royal Air Force Cottesmore; and whether he will be able to announce assistance with grants for double-glazing of windows.
§ Mr. Ian StewartAs my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces explained in his letter of 21 June 1983, a further noise survey is to be carried out to determine what levels of noise are being experienced now that RAF Cottesmore is fully operational. The survey is due to take place in the autumn of this year.
Of necessity, the results will have to be carefully evaluated and this will take some time. At this stage it is not possible to say when sufficient information will be available to enable decisions to be taken regarding the introduction of a noise insulation grant scheme at RAF Cottesmore. My hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces will write to my hon. Friend when the results of the survey have been received and evaluated.