HC Deb 21 January 1994 vol 235 cc879-80W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he will take to ensure that offshore operating companies are not able to avoid their legal and financial obligations relating to the payment of fines under health and safety prosecutions if they have been taken over; what time scale he envisages for this action; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 14 December 1993]: I am not convinced of the need to take steps for this purpose.