§ Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will provide details of the French Government's arrangement to tax aircraft using French airports as from April 1977 differentially according to the amount of noise they make; and if he will make a statement as to whether similar arrangements are feasible for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI am not aware that the French Government have announced any scheme along the lines suggested by the hon. Member. We are discussing with the French, and other Governments, the possibility of introducing noise-related landing charges for aircraft.
§ Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proposals he has received which relate to aircraft taking off from Heathrow being allowed to climb on full power to cruising height; and how this would affect the amount of noise experi- 22W enced three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and 10 miles from the runway exit.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisNo recent proposals have been submitted to me formally, although this is a subject which has been considered extensively in the past. We are looking again at the various possibilities, in the light of suggestions made at the recent conference of the Guild of Air Traffic Controllers. The variation in the noise experience could only be calculated on the basis of a detailed assessment of a particular proposal.