HC Deb 06 March 1997 vol 291 c734W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to fund the development of noise maps. [18701]

Mr. Gummer

The Government remain to be convinced that national noise mapping would be a cost-effective use of resources:

My Department has, however, recently commissioned research to study local authority practice in noise assessment and mapping, and the costs involved.