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Mr. Key
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce noise from light aircraft using grass airstrips in rural England. [93696]
Mr. Jamieson
Light aircraft have to comply with an internationally agreed noise certification standard, unless they were on the UK register prior to 1980. This standard was tightened for aircraft certificated after 1999. There are currently no plans for additional measures to reduce aircraft noise from light aircraft using grass airstrips in rural England. It is the responsibility of all aerodromes to ensure that appropriate rules are set and enforced to minimise noise nuisance.