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Question follow-through · 15348

Gatwick Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of night-time flight noise on the health of residents living in Gatwick airport's flight path.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
28 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of night-time flight noise on the health of residents living in Gatwick airport's flight path.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government sets noise-related restrictions at Gatwick, including a limit on the number of night flights. The noise impacts of the airport are assessed annually. The Department for Transport has commissioned the Aviation Night Noise Effects study to ex...

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