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Mr. Rankin
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has for controlling the noise of aircraft taking off at Gatwick.
Mr. William Rodgers
The Board of Trade have made requirements under section 14 of the Airports Authority Act, 1965 establishing maximum noise levels at specified monitoring points for jet aircraft taking off at Gatwick. The levels are 110 PNdB by day and 102 PNdB by night. In addition, some changes have been made to the routes which aircraft must follow after take-off to reduce noise disturbance on the ground to a minimum. These new arrangements come into force today and are in keeping with our general policy of minimising wherever possible the nuisance of aircraft noise.