Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80416

Road Traffic: Noise

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to help reduce noise pollution caused by traffic.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government takes the impact of excessive noise on health, wellbeing and the natural environment seriously. Strict noise regulations for cars and motorcycles are harmonised at an international level and require vehicles to demonstrate compliance before...

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