Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of local authorities that provide a 24-hour noise complaints service in England.

Local authorities are responsible for investigating noise complaints which unreasonably and substantially interfere with the use or enjoyment of a home or other premises, or which injure health or be likely to injure health, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Local authorities can decide what level of service they provide to deal with noise complaints, for example, whether to have officers on call at night. MHCLG does not hold information on the types of noise complaint services offered by different local authorities in England.