Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will monitor noise levels affecting residents living near the A34 in Wolvercote between the Peartree flyover and the Botley junction.

The Road Investment Strategy provided funding for Highways England to address historic noise issues on the Strategic Road Network with a target to improve 1150 Noise Important Areas by 2020. Highways England does not routinely undertake noise monitoring but instead uses the noise contours and results provided by DEFRA’s noise modelling. Noise data is published on the DEFRA website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-data-strategic-noise-mapping. I will ask senior officials from Highways England to make contact with the Hon Member’s office to understand the concerns of residents on the A34 in Wolvercote better.