§ 106 Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will report on progress with regard to the noise evaluation survey in the vicinity of Tain bombing range; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe noise survey undertaken last month coincided with a prolonged period of adverse weather conditions. As this prevented collection of sufficient noise data to assess the noise environment a further survey is planned to take place at the beginning of July.
As my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement said on 3 April at column 1016, a high priority is being given to this work. This remains the position and we shall endeavour to keep any delay in the publication of the noise report to the minimum consistent with the need to complete a thorough analysis and evaluation of the noise data.