Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) health and (b) economic impact of noise pollution on communities below aircraft flightpaths.

Tabled: 23 February 2023Answered: 2 March 2023

Asked by

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for School Standards (Catherine McKinnell)

The Tories left a trail of devastation across our schools, with buildings crumbling and teachers leaving in their droves. Through taking tough decisions at the Budget to fix the foundations, Labour has been able to increase school funding by over £3.2 billion. As a result, there is a forecast of £400 million of headroom in schools’ budgets nationally. The Tories’ only plan is to cut school budgets to restore private schools’ tax breaks. We are getting on with the job of delivering for children.