HC Deb 09 January 2002 vol 377 c858W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 17 December 2001,Official Report, column 800W, on Enron, if new ownership of the former Enron power station at Teesside qualifies for investigation. [25437]

Dr. Whitehead

The change of ownership of a company is not, normally, a prompt for an investigation by Health and Safety Executive Inspectors. Any consideration and decision concerning whether or not to carry out an inspection or investigation would depend on the circumstances of the change of ownership including the likely effect on the operation of the plant.