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Published: 27/03/2006
Civil Aviation Bill Third Reading in the Lords
The need for homes and community buildings to be protected from aircraft
noise should be enshrined in law, according to leading members of the
House of Lords.
Peers from the three main parties will call on the Government to make
air****t operators legally responsible for ensuring homes, schools and
other public buildings are adequately insulated.
They plan to highlight the issue during tomorrow's third reading of the
Government's Civil Aviation Bill.
Lord Berkeley will table an amendment calling on the Secretary of State
for Trans****t, Alistair Darling, to impose "a duty on responsible
authorities to insulate domestic and community buildings, such as
schools and nurseries, hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, places of
wor****p, libraries and other public use buildings against noise caused,
or expected to be caused, by the use of aerodromes for the taking off
and landing or aircraft".
In a separate move, Lord Hanningfield will table an amendment requiring
the Secretary of State to order air****ts to introduce compensation
schemes for people whose properties are adversely affected by proposals
for air****t expansion.
The news has been welcomed by Hounslow council officials who have been
taken their campaign to protect residents from the impacts of living
next to Heathrow to the Houses of Parliament.
The Council's Head of Environment, Rob Gibson, stressed his desire to
keep the issue at the forefront of local politics.
"This is good news for people living in the London Borough of Hounslow.
We have repeatedly called on the Government to introduce a statutory
noise insulation scheme and we're delighted that Lord Berkeley has taken
up our cause."
"We currently have a voluntary arrangement that leaves many residents
suffering intolerable levels of noise pollution.
"Making adequate sound-proofing a statutory requirement would finally
ensure that the air****t is held to account."
"It could also be good news for schoolchildren in the borough who often
struggle to learn against a backdrop of constant aircraft noise.
"If robust legislation is introduced, it will enable us to address the
estimated =A3100m of building work required to help local schools comply
with international standards for noise and ventilation."
During the second reading of the Civil Aviation Bill earlier this month,
a majority of Peers voted to overturn Government plans to remove the
current cap on night flights.
The Lords' proposals will only pass into law if they are sup****ted by
MPs when the Bill returns to the House of Commons for final
consideration in April.
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