Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential merits of training local police forces to become vehicle examiners so that they could purchase decibel meters to enable enforcement against vehicles that create excessive noise.

It is for the Home Secretary to determine matters of police resourcing.

To support enforcement efforts, the Department for Transport has commenced further research to understand if the latest 'noise camera' technology can be an effective tool for the police and local authorities that will enable more targeted and efficient enforcement.