§ 75. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the figures he issues relating to aircraft noise are totals of complaints or of complainants.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuAs I informed the hon. Member on 4th May, 1967, these figures are not issued by me but are given to the Heathrow Consultative Committee by the British Airports Authority. 123W Questions relating to them should be put to the Authority. I understand, however, that both totals are given.—[Vol. 746, c. 118.]
§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether in publishing statistics on aircraft noise, he uses a statute mile or a nautical mile.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuThe Board of Trade does not publish statistics on aircraft noise which involve any specific reference to distance, but the distances of the various monitoring points from points in the airport are customarily expressed in nautical miles on, charts and the like.