§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 24 January,Official Report, column 98, what local authorities, including parish councils, have contacted him about noise and nuisance at Coventry airport in the last 12 months; how many of the complaints relate to (a) day and (b) night flights; how many complaints there were in each of the previous five years; and if he will divide them into complaints about (i) day and (ii) night flights and list the local authorities involved.
§ Mr. NorrisOf the 14 representations mentioned in my answer of 24 January, 11 related to noise generally at Coventry airport, of which four also made specific reference to night flights. The remaining three representations concerned night flights alone.
The number of complaints received in each year since 1992 is as follows:
Total complaints General noise Day flights Night flights 1992 3 1 1 2 1993 5 3 0 3 1994 14 11 0 7 Some complaints covered more than one topic. Information for earlier years can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
In addition, since January 1990 my Department has had one contact from a local authority about noise and nuisance at Coventry airport. This took the form of a meeting in July 1994 between the Minister for Aviation and Shipping and a delegation from Warwick district council led by my hon. Friend himself. At this meeting the subject of aircraft noise at Coventry airport was discussed generally, but with a particular focus on ground noise and night flights.