§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research he has commissioned into the effect of aircraft noise on young children. [34275]
§ Yvette CooperAs part of a joint programme with the Department for the Environment and Food and Rural Affairs, we have commissioned a research programme designed to study the non-auditory health effects of noise.
Five research projects were funded under this programme, one of which was "West London Schools study aircraft noise at school and children's cognitive performance and stress responses". This study was led by Professor S. Stansfeld at Queen Mary and Westfield College.
Full details of the study are available on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/hef/airpol/aipolh.htm.