§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the action he has taken on each of the recommendations contained in the marine accident investigation report of July 1990 into the collision between the Marchioness and the Bowbelle.
§ Mr. NorrisOne of the recommendations in the Hayes report on river safety, announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 7 July, was that the Department should publish annually an account of the progress made on the implementation of recommendations made after all major disasters. The Department accepted this recommendation.
There were 27 recommendations in the MAIB final report on the collision between the Marchioness and the Bowebelle. Action has been completed in respect of 861W recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4(b), 6–14 inclusive, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 27. Action will be completed this year in respect of recommendations 4(a), 5, 15, 17, 20 and 24. Further consideration is being given to recommendation 22. Full details have been placed in the Library of the House.