§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will include rights, within the citizen's charter, for those living alongside, or underneath, the creators of environmentally damaging noise.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 13 July 1992]: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Mr. Ancram) on 7 July, Official Report, column 154, on the proposed charter for local authority environmental services. We would expect such a charter to include rights for people who are disturbed by certain noisy activities.