§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what response he has had to his request to the public for details of the damage and inconvenience caused by the Concorde sonic booms in the West Country.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThere has been a very good response to my request for reports by the general public on the precise place, time and nature of the booms being heard in the South-West and the information we are receiving is proving very helpful in the continuing research into the problem of secondary sonic booms. I hope to be able to place in the Library of the House a further progress report on; this research within a few weeks. I add that while I appreciate that secondary booms may be causing inconvenience, extensive tests have shown that booms of this intensity should not cause damage to or aggravate minor faults in sound structures.