§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the extent of the current public liability of the British Gas Corporation for meeting insurance claims in the event of a catastrophe directly attributable to their trans-shipment, storage, piping or processing of liquefied gas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. John CunninghamI am advised that there is no limit to the damages which the courts could award in respect of claims for which the Corporation was legally liable, and that the Corporation's insurance arrangements provide an extremely high level of cover.