Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What plans he has to reduce the number of people affected by aircraft noise living (a) near and (b) under Heathrow airport flight paths.

Tabled: 9 March 2020Answered: 12 March 2020

Asked by

Matthew Pennycook

LabourGreenwich and Woolwich

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism (Chris Bryant)

Tourism is vital to our coastal towns, and if we are to reach our target of 50 million international visitors to the UK by 2030, we will need to do far better at improving tourism numbers in our coastal towns.