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Civil Aviation Bill

Does my hon. Friend agree that the problem with the Leq measurement partly stems from the fact that it works on averages rather than maximums? It is the equivalent of someone trying to avoid a speeding ticket and prosecution by saying, ““Ah yes, officer, but I only did an average of 68 mph when I drove up the M1 to Yorkshire from London””. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of the way in which the data should be used to protect residents on the ground.