Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the existing targets for acceptable noise levels of traffic in London; who is responsible for setting them; and if he will list those monitoring areas where they are being exceeded.
§ Mr. NorrisThere are no such targets. However, the United Kingdom has recently secured EC agreement to lower limits for the noise standards to which individual vehicles are built; tighter standards for vehicles have reduced noise levels by up to 10 dB(A) over the last 10 years.