§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he proposes to implement the previously proposed noise alleviation measures to the M25 between junctions 12 and 15 independently of the outcome of the review of the proposals for widening the motorway within its existing curtailage between these junctions. [11714]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Phillip Hammond, dated 31 July 1997:
The Minister for Transport in London has asked me to reply to your recent question about noise alleviation measures on the M25 between junctions 12 and 15.I understand the concerns raised about noise levels by busy roads and it is an issue that the Highways Agency takes very seriously. In this case the previously proposed noise alleviation measures are related to the predicted increase in noise resulting from the widening of M25. These noise reduction measures are an integral part of the widening scheme between junctions 12 and 15 and will not be implemented independently from that scheme.