Noise Insulation (Hansard, 16 June 1992)

§ Mr. Menzies Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to receive the report of the interdepartmental committee which is considering the extension of the noise insulation scheme in the vicinity of civilian airports to schools, hospitals and other institutions.

§ Mr. Norris
I still await the report from the working group led by my Department. Further detailed consultation at official level is required, and is taking longer than expected. I hope that the report can be finalised within the next few months.

§ Mr. Menzies Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the terms of reference and the composition of the interdepartmental committee which is considering the extension of the noise insulation scheme in the vicinity of civilian airports to schools, hospitals and other institutions.

§ Mr. Norris
There are no "terms of reference" as such. The Department of Transport agreed to investigate the costs and practicability of a scheme for insulting schools and hospitals and to report back. It was decided that the report should be submitted to the Department of Transport and the Ministry of Defence for ministerial decision. The group comprises representatives from the highways and civil aviation divisions of the Department of Transport, and from the Department of the Environment, the Ministry of Defence, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and the Treasury.