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M25: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Surrey; and what the locations are.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many noise important areas of the M25 there are within Surrey; and what the locations are.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for creating noise maps, and associated Noise Important Areas, as part of implementing the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006. These road noise maps and the associate...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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