§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Government's appeal against the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on the banning of night flights will be heard; and if he will make a statement. [65565]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Loughborough (Mr. Reed) on 19 December 2001,Official Report, columns 519–20W. The Judgment of the Third Section of the Court, issued on 2 October 2001, would not require a ban on night flights. The hearing before the Grand Chamber of the Court in the case of Hatton and Others v. the United Kingdom is scheduled for 9 October 2002.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on noise relating to night flights at East Midlands airport. [65563]
§ Mr. JamiesonI and my Department received over recent months a substantial number of personal and written representations on this subject, some advocating and others opposing designation of the airport for the purpose of imposing night restrictions.