§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many houses are directly under the flight paths to(a) Glasgow (b) Edinburgh and (c) Prestwick airports;
(2) if he will detail the noise abatement procedures in operation at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports;
(3) if he will give the number of chapter 2 type aircraft using (a) Prestwick, (b) Edinburgh and (c) Glasgow airports at present;
(4) if he will list the regulations governing noise pollution in the areas surrounding Glasgow and Edinburgh airports;
(5) what are the present noise limits in operation at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports; when these limits were set; and when they were last reviewed;
(6) what surveys his Department has made into the effect of vibration on houses on the flight paths to Glasgow airport;
(7) what was the number of payments made under the noise insulation grants scheme for each of the last five years in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThese are all matters for the operators of the airports concerned.
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§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of aircraft landing and taking off from Glasgow airport between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am during the last year.
§ Mr. McLoughlinInformation on night aircraft movements at Glasgow (between the hours of 11.30 pm and 6 am) is available from Glasgow Airport Limited. I understand that in the year to April 1989 the figure was 2,294, of which 1,843 were jet aircraft.
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on studies into the effects of aircraft noise in the Glasgow area since 1986.
§ Mr. McLoughlinI am aware of no such studies.