Alex Sobel MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Heathrow Airport: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in preparing the Heathrow Expansion Appraisal Report, what consideration her Department gave to modelling the potential monetised costs of noise pollution from expansion.
Answer: The Heathrow Expansion Appraisal Report estimates monetised disbenefits of noise to be approximately -£1.6 billion (2024 prices) over a 60-year appraisal period. This reflects the estimated increased noise exposure causing health, annoyance and sleep dist...
Answered 10 Aug 2026
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Heathrow Airport: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18687More
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
Answer: 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.
Answered 10 Aug 2026
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