§ 62. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he has taken under Sections 18(1) and (2) of the Civil Aviation Act, 1949, to make arrangements to prevent danger to public health from aircraft arriving at airports in this country, having regard to the fact that excessive noise can constitute a danger to public health; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CrossmanAlthough aircraft noise can clearly cause considerable annoyance, I have no evidence that noise normally encountered domestically and socially (as distinct from occupational exposure to intense noise) produces any direct and measurable physiological effect on the average person or on mental health.