§ 50. Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will order an inquiry into the circumstances in which a tanker collided with the London and Coastal Oil Wharf Company's jetty at Canvey Island on 24th February.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineThe Port of London Authority is making available to my officials its report on this incident. In the light of this I will decide whether further inquiry by my Department would be appropriate. I understand that the incident involved a heavy landing at the8W jetty by a tanker; an electric cable was severed and a small quantity of oil in a drip tray was ignited.