HC Deb 09 June 1993 vol 226 cc254-5W
Ms Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in full the details of all water samples analysed by Warren Spring Laboratory following the Braer disaster, together with the dates each sample was taken.

Mr. Norris

I have been asked to reply.

The Department of Transport's marine pollution control unit was the customer for the sampling work carried out by Warren Spring Laboratory during the Braer spill.

The information is as follows:

Date Sample time Location Sample depth M. Parts per million
10 January 1400 Garth's Ness Surface 10,000
11 January 1000 Vatnabrek 1–10 0.00
11 January 1130 The Nev Surface 0.00
11 January 1400 The Nev Surface 0.00
11 January 1300 Vaila Sound 14–10 0.00
11 January 1600 Scalloway 1 2.15+
12 January 1000 Oxna 1 0.18
12 January 1015 Oxna 5 0.25
12 January 1040 Hildasay 1 0.81
12 January 1040 Hildasay 5 0.81
12 January 1045 Hildasay 1 0.96
12 January 1045 Hildasay 5 0.96
12 January 1110 Papa 1 1.12
12 January 1110 Papa 5 1.44
12 January 1115 Papa 1 1.44
12 January 1120 Papa 1 1.59
12 January 1125 Papa 5 1.52
12 January 1125 Papa 1 1.67
12 January 1155 Bur Wick 1 1.75
12 January 1155 Bur Wick 5 1.75
12 January 1200 Bur Wick 1 1.91
12 January 1200 Bur Wick 5 1.91
12 January 1230 Inner Harbour 1 0.57
12 January 1230 Inner Harbour 5 0.73
12 January 1510 Oxna 1 0.57
12 January 1520 Oxna 1 0.73
12 January 1530 Oxna 2.5 0.81
12 January 1530 Oxna 15 0.81
12 January 1530 Oxna 10 0.89
12 January 1530 Oxna 5 0.96
12 January 1530 Oxna 2.5 0.96
12 January 1530 Oxna 2–5 0.89
13 January 1110 West Hildasay 2 0.69
13 January 1115 West Hildasay 10 0.45
13 January 1221 Clift Sound 2 0.77
13 January 1222 Clift Sound 10 1.00
13 January 1244 Clift Sound 10 0.85
13 January 1246 Clift Sound 1 1.11
13 January 1302 Clift Sound 1 0.52
13 January 1311 Clift Sound 1 0.41
13 January 1315 Cift Sound 10 0.44
13 January 1318 Clift Sound 1 0.24
13 January 1344 Clift Sound 10 0.27
13 January 1354 Clift Sound 1 0.36
13 January 1356 Clift Sound 10 0.45
13 January 1418 Clift Sound 1 0.26
13 January 1430 Clift Sound 1 0.36
13 January 1432 Clift Sound 1 0.67
13 January 1435 Clift Sound 1 0.84

NoteAfter 13 January, the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department assumed responsibility for all sampling.