§ 28. Sir G. Sinclairasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action he proposes to take either to purchase Westlands Farm, Russ Hill, Surrey, the property of Mr. W. A. Greenfield, which the Joint Committee on the Civil Aviation (Control 33W of Land by Direction) (Gatwick) Order 1975 considered to have been made virtually uninhabitable by the noise caused by jet aircraft using Gatwick Airport or to pay compensation to Mr. Greenfield.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe recommendations of the Joint Committee raised difficult questions involving both the Government's policy and my right hon. Friend's statutory powers to compensate people affected by aircraft noise. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as we have reached a decision.
§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what proportion of take-offs from Heathrow during the latest
Number of Infringements Percentage of Total Infringements INFRINGEMENTS BY OPERATOR Airline British Airways (European Division) … … 433 46 British Airways (Overseas Division) … … 147 16 Trans World Airlines … … 126 13 Pan American World Airlines … … 50 5 All other airlines … … 189 20 INFRINGEMENTS BY AIRCRAFT TYPE Type of Aircraft Trident … … 440 47 Boeing 707 … … 267 28 Super VC10 … … 78 8 Boeing 747 … … 66 7 All other aircraft … … 94 10 As might be expected, the airlines and aircraft which use Heathrow most created the greater number of infringments. The rate of infringement was, however, higher than the average over the past few years, and I have already set in hand a study to examine the reasons for this and to consider how the rate might be reduced.