HC Deb 31 July 1975 vol 896 cc600-1W
Mr. Hayhoe

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report details of the 10 highest noise levels monitored at Heathrow for aircraft taking off and for aircraft landing during the last three months, identifying the particular aircraft concerned.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The noise made by aircraft landing at Heathrow is not monitored on a regular basis but the 10 highest levels of noise registered by aircraft taking off over the past three months are as follows.

and for partial sound insulation grants to the east of Heathrow, and to the west of Heathrow.

Mr. Clinton Davis

Although exact details are not available, taking a line drawn north-south at the eastern end of the runways as the dividing line, the approximate numbers requested are as follows:

measurements were taken for Concorde during July.

Mr. Clinton Davis

Measurements were taken in or near the Twickenham constituency at the following fixed monitoring points: Cavalry Barracks, Beaver Lane, Hounslow; Marriott & Scott Car Park, Wellington Road South, Hounslow; Wyndham Crescent, Hounslow; and S.W. Middlesex Crematorium, Hounslow Road, Hanworth. In addition, special arrangements were made by the Department of Trade for measurements at the following points: Lincoln Avenue, Twickenham; Twickenham Technical College, Egerton Road, Twickenham; Mogden Sewage Works, Mogden Lane, Isleworth.

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