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Heathrow Airport: Noise

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department for TransportTabled Answered 10 August 2026UIN 18687

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates her Department has made of the monetised costs of aircraft noise pollution for communities under Heathrow flight paths exposed to noise above 43 decibels, with reference to the recent Aviation Ni

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department does not routinely monetise the costs of noise from existing noise sources and has not made an estimate of such costs for communities under Heathrow flight paths exposed to noise above 43dB.

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