§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer 15 March,Official Report, columns 62–63, if she will list those recommended prosecution actions for breaches of offshore safety legislation which went to court in (a) Scotland and (b) England; which were the firms involved; and what convictions and penalties were imposed by the courts where the prosecutions were successful.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested by the hon. Member is as follows:
Company Penalty on Conviction £ (a) Prosecutions in Scottish Courts Allseas Marine 850 Smedvig Ltd. 20,000 Amoco (United Kingdom) Exploration 5,000 Atlantic Drilling 100,000 Atlantic Drilling 1,000 Stena Offshore Ltd. 30,000 Stena Offshore Ltd.—employee 1,000 Sedco Forex Drilling Services Ltd. 1,000 ETPM Serevices (United Kingdom) 5,000 BP Exploration 10,000 (b) Prosecutions in English Courts Cases against two companies failed to gain convictions.