PUPILS LEARNING IN AVIATION NOISE ENVIRONMENTS

Early day motion 1081, tabled 29 February 2008 by Justine Greening (Conservative). Signed by 17 members.

That this House acknowledges the Pupils Learning in Aviation Noise Environments (PLANE) campaign to highlight the impact of aircraft noise on children being educated in west London schools in proximity to and/or under flight paths to Heathrow Airport; expresses deep concern at the inadequate provision of acoustic noise insulation for local classrooms; notes that proposals for a third runway at Heathrow Airport and ending runway alternation, as outlined in the Department for Transport consultation, Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport, would seriously exacerbate the problem of aircraft noise impacts on school children and possibly affect the future educational achievement of children being educated in some west London schools; and calls upon the Government to provide adequate statutory measures to address and alleviate the impact of aviation noise impacts on local children in the classrooms.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 1, Independent 1.