IOA and John Connell Awards mentioned in Hansard
The IOA and the Noise Abatement Society’s (NAS) John Connell Awards* have been mentioned in the House of Commons and reported by Hansard..
Below are the mentions made on 13 October 2022 in the House of Commons by its members documented in Hansard (the official report of all Parliamentary debates).
Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich) (Con)
Many of us know that noise nuisance can be a real blight to our constituents, especially when it is one of those local hums that plague the people who hear it. May I put on the record my thanks to Alistair Somerville, president of the Institute of Acoustics, and council member Peter Rogers, who have been helping to investigate the “Haslington hum” in my constituency?
Penny Mordaunt (The Leader of the House of Commons)
I thank my hon. Friend for placing that on record. This is incredibly important work. I understand that the John Connell awards* will be held next week in the Terrace Pavilion. Those awards support and recognise innovative ideas that have made a positive impact to reduce excessive noise, which is often a huge concern for our constituents.
The John Connell Awards take place each year and the 2022 ceremony is being held in the Terrace Pavilion, Palace of Westminster, on Wednesday, 19th October 2022.
The IOA is once again sponsoring the Innovation Award, recognising that innovation is the key to successfully solving noise pollution for the benefit of all. This award recognises original thinking when faced with particularly challenging acoustic issues, whether through noise control or reduction programmes, management, technology or good acoustic design.
And for the second year, the IOA will also be announcing the winners of its Secondary Schools competition at the awards
* The John Connell Awards are named after NAS’s far-sighted founder John Connell OBE, who lobbied the Noise Abatement Act through Parliament in 1960 when noise became a statutory nuisance in the UK for the first time. These unique awards, known as the ‘Noise Oscars’, acknowledge the importance of the quality of sound in our lives, and champion vital advances in reducing the negative impact of unnecessary noise for the public benefit. Over 250 recipients from local authorities, industry, organisations and individuals have now been honoured for the significant impact they have made to improve the aural environment.
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