Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's noise detecting traffic camera trials, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using such cameras in Batley and Spen constituency.

The Department’s roadside trials of noise camera technology commenced on 18 October. Over 70 applications for the trial were received, but due to the project being in the research stage and the prototype nature of the technology, only 4 sites could be selected. Shortlisted sites were chosen based on a number of factors to achieve a sufficiently wide range of road types to test the noise camera technology.

Unfortunately, we are unable to consider any further applications for trial locations, but if the trials prove to be successful, noise cameras may be considered for wider rollout.