Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will start the work to produce a strategic noise map for Heathrow. - Inc ref to www.defra.gov.uk/environment/noise/mapping/aviation/index. htm.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when her Department will start the work to produce a strategic noise map for Heathrow. [195205] Alun Michael: Details of our proposed options to transpose the Directive will be put out to public consultation in due course. That will include proposals regarding the competent authorities for the production of strategic noise maps for airports under Directive 2002/49/ EC on the assessment and management of environmental noise (the Environmental Noise Directive). A pilot project to produce noise contours for Heathrow in terms of noise indicator required by the Environmental Noise Directive (Lden) was carried out in 2003 by the Civil Aviation Authority for Defra as part of the development of the National Ambient Noise Strategy. These contours have been published and can be seen at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/noise/ mapping/aviation/index.htm In addition daytime noise contours for Heathrow are produced annually for the Department of Transport.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195205; 426 c581W;426 c581-2W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Environment protection Heathrow Airport Publications Maps Pollution control Noise
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk