§ Mrs. Gillan:To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what comparison he has made of the noise impact upon local residents of (a) the proposal to construct a third runway at Heathrow Airport and (b) other proposals for airport expansion in the South East. [144086]
§ Mr. McNulty:The data to inform such comparison are set out in Chapters 7 and following of the consultation document, "The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom: South East, Second Edition", published in February 2003. We will announce the Government's conclusions in the White Paper to be published shortly.