Aviation: Noise

(asked on 26th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the the level of aircraft noise sleep disturbance impact in Camberwell and Peckham constituency; and what progress he has made on limiting or reducing the number of people significantly affected by aircraft noise at night.


Answered by
Kelly Tolhurst Portrait
Kelly Tolhurst
This question was answered on 2nd March 2020

The Government has not made any assessment of the level of aircraft noise sleep disturbance impact in Camberwell and Peckham constituency. The Government limits night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted and will be consulting later this year on the regime to apply at these airports from 2022.

The current Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill will also grant the Secretary of State new powers to ensure that airports modernise their airspace, delivering quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys. Modernising flight paths and the infrastructure of the sky will help reduce CO2 emissions from aviation, minimise noise for those near flight-paths and improve punctuality for passengers.

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