Question follow-through · 9527

Noise: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities in tackling noise nuisance.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jun 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities in tackling noise nuisance.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively in order to promote good health and quality of life. The Government considers that the current suite of legislation, which includes the statutory nuisance regime, the Noise Act 1996...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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