§ Mr. WellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the change announced in August to the Stansted airport departure route which goes to the south and west of Bishop's Stortford will come into effect; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. McloughlinThe change to this noise preferential route which is to be achieved by altering the route from radial 170 to radial 175, from the Barkway navigation beacon, will come into effect today. This change, which moves the route further away from Bishop's Stortford, takes acount of the views expressed by the Stansted noise preferential routes working group, the response to the public consultation carried out earlier this year and representations from my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford.