Question follow-through · 18155

Heathrow Airport: Noise

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 43dB.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 13 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 15 Jul 2026
Answer: 10 Aug 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
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 43dB.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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10 Aug 2026
Answer published
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.

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