§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy on what dates since coming into operation the Piper Alpha platform has been inspected by his Department's inspectors; and what was the nature, form and duration of each inspection.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall write to the lion. Member with the information requested.
§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish the reports of each of his Department's inspections of the Piper Alpha platform.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall make available to Lord Cullen any document which he needs to complete his inquiry. The Government intend that the public inquiry will he as full and far-reaching as necessary.
§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the annual fee paid by operators in respect of his Department's inspection of each oil and gas installation in the United Kingdom sector of the North sea.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Department does not impose a fee for inspections of offshore installations.
§ Mr. DoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what investigations his Department or its agents carried out into an incident on the Piper Alpha platform in 1984; what conclusions the investigation reached; what recommendations the investigators made; whether these recommendations were implemented; and if he will publish the report of the investigation.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI have already undertaken to make a copy of the 1984 report on the Piper Alpha platform available to the public inquiry together with any other information which is relevant.