§ Mr. Tony ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on aircraft noise monitoring on the Heathrow flight paths, [6420]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonNoise from aircraft taking off from Heathrow has been monitored successively by Government Departments, the British Airports Authority, and by Heathrow Airport Ltd. (HAL) on behalf of the Government.
The Government also undertake annual surveys of aircraft noise around Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, which are published in the form of noise contours for the 16-hour day. The most recent available are for 1994.
Special noise monitoring exercises are also carried out from time to time to collect data on particular aspects of airport operations.