HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 c917W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent estimate he has made of the cost difference between low and high noise road surfaces. [41653]

Mr. Jamieson

A recent estimate by the Highways Agency suggests that there is very little difference in whole life cost between low and high noise road surfaces. This estimate takes account of both the initial cost and the expected life of the surface, which can both vary between individual products and applications.