§ Mr. AingerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many oil spills have come from platforms operating in the United Kingdom sector in the last five years; and what proportion this number represents of the total number of spills.
§ Mr. EggarNumbers of oil spills from offshore installations on the United Kingdom continental shelf are published annually in the "Brown Book"1. Total reported spills from all sources are also published annually by the Advisory Committee on Pollution of the Sea in its survey of oil pollution around the coasts of the United Kingdom. The figures for 1987–91 are:
United Kingdom: A Report to Parliament by the Minister for Energy", the quantities of oil discharged with cuttings. For the five years 1987–91 these were:
Tonnes oil 1987 12,400 1988 18,500 1989 13,400 1990 12,310 1991 11,225