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Written question asked by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 July 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 July 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Explosions: Noise

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints about noise caused by explosions at Shoeburyness were received from residents living in (a) Maldon District, (b) Chelmsford Borough, (c) Rochford District, (d) Colchester Borough, (e) Tendring District, (f) Southend on Sea, (g) Castlepoint District and (h) Kent in each year since 1995.
Answer

The number of complaints received by the Ministry of Defence about noise caused by explosions, demolition and gunfire at Shoeburyness in each year since 1995 is set out as follows:

District 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007¹
Maldon 56 91 23 49 58 48 51 50 19 8 4 4 7
Chelmsford 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rochford 60 48 45 31 86 48 74 16 2 0 0 0 3
Colchester 12 44 5 20 23 38 22 14 13 3 3 10 0
Tendring 107 206 79 129 222 322 239 154 127 56 110 87 7
Southend 33 109 30 65 52 48 35 25 3 6 2 3 1
Castlepoint 2 1 6 5 10 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kent 360 155 91 335 543 333 477 217 48 75 158 112 30
Total 635 656 279 634 995 838 901 476 216 148 277 216 48
¹ Year to 4 July 2007.

Figures up to the end of 2005 are based solely on telephone complaints to a dedicated helpline. Those for 2006 and 2007 are from all sources of complaints.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
148150; 462 c1478W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Firing ranges Shoeburyness
Link
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