Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce noise pollution in a) Stockport and b) Greater Manchester.

The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and minimise disruption to people’s quality of life. A key tool for managing noise, mainly from transport, is the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006.

Every five years the Regulations require the determination, through noise mapping, of exposure to major sources of road, rail and aircraft noise. The mapping informs Action Plans which identify the location of the 1% of the population affected by the highest noise levels to manage environmental noise and its effects. The latest Round of mapping is complete, with Noise Action Plans due to be published later in 2026, which will give local authorities the information they need to take action on noise pollution in Stockport and Greater Manchester if appropriate.