Written question asked by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Thursday, 23 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 July 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Thursday, 30 July 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions at what decibel level Government funding is available for noise insulation. - Includes figures and ref to Noise Insulation Regulations 1975 (as amended in 1988).

Answer: Mr. Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions at what decibel level Government funding is available for noise insulation. [52895] Ms Glenda Jackson: Government funding is available only in cases where the noise level is expected to exceed a specified noise level and to have risen by at least 1 decibel above the prevailing noise level as the result of the creation or alteration of a trunk road. The level of road traffic noise specified in the Noise Insulation Regulations 1975 (as amended in 1988) is 68 decibels measured as an average level exceeded for 10 per cent. of the time between the hours of 6 am and midnight.

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