HC Deb 11 March 1994 vol 239 c434W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what length of cable in metres was damaged in the fire in the channel tunnel which occurred on 13 November 1993.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

I understand that approximately 600 m of cable was affected to some extent; only 20 m was seriously affected.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 8 March,Official Report, columns 122–23, if he will place in the Library the reports on the fire in the channel tunnel on 13 November 1993 referred to in his answer.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Disclosure of the report of the investigation into this incident by the Health and Safety Executive is restricted under section 28 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which prohibits the disclosure of information without the consent of the person providing it, except where disclosure would be for the purposes of the functions of the Health and Safety Commission, the HSE or other enforcing authorities.

Disclosure of Eurotunnel's report to the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority on the same incident is a matter for it.