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Night Flying: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of night flights on the health of people living underneath airport flight paths.

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of night flights on the health of people living underneath airport flight paths.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    My Department seeks to minimise the impact of aviation on people’s health, in the context of other government priorities. My officials are in regular contact on this issue with other government departments and their agencies, including the Department of H...

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