HC Deb 27 November 1975 vol 901 cc261-2W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment why he requires a further eight weeks in order to make offers to insulate those properties adjacent to the Bury bypass which for about two years have been suffering from noise levels that exceed the limits laid down by Parliament.

Mr. Carmichael

Time is needed for the Department's agent to complete estimates of cost, for the Department to examine and approve them and for the agent then to prepare and make individual offers.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will identify and publish a list of the difficulties encountered in costing the insulation work required to reduce the noise nuisance of Bury St. Edmunds bypass to the residents of Eastgate Street and Thingoe Hill.

Mr. Carmichael

Difficulties lie in the varied decorative and electrical wiring aspects involved, as experience on a nearby scheme has shown.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the names and addresses of those properties in Eastgate Street and Thingoe Hill where, according to his information, ventilation problems have for two years held up work on reducing the noise nuisances endured by Bury St. Edmunds' citizens.

Mr. Carmichael

Difficulties are related to the structure and age of properties. I do not propose to publish names and addresses.

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