§ Mrs. McCurleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the construction work planned at the Clyde submarine base at Faslane.
§ Mr. LeeYes. Now that the construction work for the Trident project at Faslane is more defined it has become clear that the noise levels during some of the construction phase will be greater than those predicted in the EIA prepared for the outline planning notification.
Accordingly, we have decided to introduce a scheme of noise insulation for residential properties where the daytime levels of noise are likely to exceed 75 dB(A) Leq 12 hours and to offer to purchase (or insulate if preferred) those houses where levels are likely to exceed 80 d(A) Leq. About 30 houses in all are affected. The Property Services Agency, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, will be in touch with the householders concerned shortly.