§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the oil spills from BHP platforms in Liverpool Bay on(a) 2 March and (b) 6 March; and if he will make a statement. [77955]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 22 March 1999]: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 17 March 1999, Official Report, columns 701–02.
The field remains shut in and the investigation continues. In the course of this investigation, on 15 March, BHP Petroleum also reported an oil spill from their Douglas installation that had occurred on 2 March. This is being investigated in conjunction with the spill of 6 March.