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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Transport: Noise more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the October 2018 World Health Organisation report on noise and health; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Middlesbrough more like this
tabling member printed
Andy McDonald more like this
uin 191429 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-21more like thismore than 2018-11-21
answer text <p>The Government has noted the recent new Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO report agrees with the ambition to reduce noise and to minimise adverse health effects, but it also emphasizes the importance of policy being underpinned by the most robust evidence available on these effects.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed to promote good health and quality of life effectively. Between 4 October and 15 November 2018 the Government consulted on the Noise Action Plans, which are designed to manage environmental noise and its effects arising from road, rail and agglomerations (large urban areas). Airport operators have submitted their own separate plans covering their operations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-21T12:59:13.537Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-21T12:59:13.537Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4269
label Biography information for Andy McDonald more like this