Question follow-through · 18688

Heathrow Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in preparing the Heathrow Expansion Appraisal Report, what consideration her Department gave to modelling the potential monetised costs of noise pollution from expansion.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
10 Aug 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in preparing the Heathrow Expansion Appraisal Report, what consideration her Department gave to modelling the potential monetised costs of noise pollution from expansion.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

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  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    The Heathrow Expansion Appraisal Report estimates monetised disbenefits of noise to be approximately -£1.6 billion (2024 prices) over a 60-year appraisal period. This reflects the estimated increased noise exposure causing health, annoyance and sleep dist...

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