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Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to review permitted noise levels from urban factories. [17243]
Angela Eagle
It is for local authorities to deal with noise pollution from urban factories. Noise from certain factories will be considered as part of my Department's continuing consultation on the future implementation of EC Directive 96/61 "Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control".